Role & responsibilities

- Press Setup & Preparation: Mount and lock printing plates, load large rolls of newsprint (web paper), and fill ink ducts or fountain solutions.
- Machine Operation: Run high-speed web offset presses, adjusting paper tension, speed, side/circumferential register (alignment), and ink-to-water balance on the fly.
- Quality Control: Continuously inspect running copies for color accuracy, smudging, misalignment, or torn pages, making immediate adjustments to prevent paper waste.
- Troubleshooting & Maintenance: Clear paper jams, replace worn rollers or blankets, oil moving parts, and perform scheduled pre- and post-run cleanups.
- Team Coordination: Work closely with prepress technicians, paper handlers, and press helpers to meet strict overnight and early-morning publication deadlines.
- Record Keeping: Log paper usage, ink consumption, machine downtime, and maintenance reports.

Required skills & knowledge

- Technical Proficiency: Understanding of offset lithography printing processes, colour theory, and registration controls.
- Safety working with safety policies and Risk assessment and resolution of printing related sections.




- Mechanical Aptitude: Ability to diagnose mechanical or feed issues quickly under tight time pressure.
- Physical Stamina: Capacity to stand for long shifts, bend, lift heavy rolls or plates, and work in noisy industrial press room environments.
- Attention to Detail: High visual acuity to catch subtle print flaws, ink variations, or registration slips.
- Job rotation candidate must be ready relocate to our other printing unit.

Education & Experience

- A high school diploma, 10th/12th pass, or ITI/OJT Holder, vocational certificate in printing technology.
- Apprenticeship Training certificate holder.
- Diploma in Printing Technology / B. Tech in Printing
- 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience working on web-offset or newspaper printing presses (often starting as a helper or assistant printer).
- Willingness to learn current printing technologies and processes as they arise.
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and overtime as needed.

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📌 Printing Press machine Operator (Bhopal)
🏢 Leading Newspaper
📍 Bhopal