Press JourneymanWoman
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Job Description
Job Description:
About Our Organization:
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats including print digital mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the worlds largest newsgathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal Americas largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barrons MarketWatch Mansion Global Financial News Investors Business Daily Factiva Dow Jones Risk & Compliance Dow Jones Newswires OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS NWSA; ASX: NWS NWSLV).
About the Team:
The Production Department is responsible for the printing and packaging of multiple newspaper titles including The Wall Street Journal Barrons Investors Business Daily and the New York Post.
About the Role
You will perform daily press operations in the manufacturing of Dow Jones and contract print publications in a costeffective manner with the highest quality standards available using existing technology. This includes Preparing Operating and Maintaining newspaper printing presses and all associated pressroom equipment. You will report to the Foreman/Woman and be based in LaGrange Georgia.
You Will:
- Prepare presses for nightly operation of Dow Jones & Co. publications.
- Perform press operations to continuously improve the Production Quality Score which integrates key performance measures such as reproduction quality content freshness productivity and costeffective materials consumption.
- Maintain open communication with the supervisor and other employees to reach the goals and objectives of the department.
- Assist in the training of new employees.
- Meet established performance standards attend recommended training and complete active assignments.
- Understand and follow all corporate and plant policies/practices.
- Keep accurate useful and timely operational and maintenance records.
- Work with the Production Manager to set equipment maintenance priorities.
- Make pasters web presses push rolls hang printing plates set color and registration and general equipment cleaning and maintenance.
- Meet customer expectations for reproduction quality content freshness and productivity while managing materials consumption costeffectively.
You Have:
- 4 or more years of newspaper press experience.
- Ability to stand for 7.25 hours be able to lift 50 lbs. kneel bend stoop and reach out and over head climb stairs and ladders and push rolls of newsprint and operate heavy equipment with 4 levels of moving parts.
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent work experience.
- Good color perception and are mechanically inclined.
- Previous experience in a production environment preferably in cold web offset newspaper printing production environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problemsolving skills.
- Proficiency in the use of business PC applications and press controls.
Our Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plans
- Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
- Education Benefits
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Family Care Benefits
- Subscription Discounts
- Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
Dow Jones Print OperationsJob Category:
Production & Skilled TradesUnion Status:
NonUnion rolePay Range: $45000 $65000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Payforperformance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Employment Type
Full-Time
