City : Ottawa

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : Algonquin College

Please Note: If you are a current Algonquin College employee, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Department:

Publishing Centre (Michael Heaslip)

Position Type:

Part-Time Support

Salary Range:

$17.15-$19.94-Hourly

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

Anticipated Start Date:

September 05, 2022

Length of Contract:

n/a

Posting Information

Employees who are part-time internal candidates, as defined by the Part-Time Support Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Posting Closing Date:

August 17, 2022

Please note: jobs are posted until 12:01 am on the job closing date.

Job Description:

***Please note that applicants must submit their application by the evening before the closing date mentioned above. The posting closes at 12:01am on the morning of the closing date***  

The part-time Print Production Assistant provides operational support for the regular and recurring afternoon/early evening production of print orders in the Algonquin College Print Shop. Under the direction of the Manager, Print Services and working with the Print Shop Production Coordinator, the Print Production Assistant operates paper folding, cutting, slitting, scoring, perforating, laminating, drilling and binding equipment.

The Print Production Assistant will retrieve and process files from the College Web-to-Print application, prepare files for print production utilizing Adobe CS applications and specialized pre-press editing, workflow and page imposition tools. The Print Production Assistant will operate black and colour digital printers and wide format print and cut equipment.

The Print Production Assistant will provide assistance in completing print shop orders where hand assembly is required, including wide-format print installations on campus.

The Print Production Assistant provides customer service for retail print customers including students, staff and the general public at the Student Print Shop customer service desk.

The Print Production Assistant will be utilized as back-up during absences due to illness and annual vacation leave.

Required qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent;

• Minimum five (5) years experience with the following;

• Proficiency in the operation of small bindery finishing equipment and bindery handwork. The operation of perfect binding equipment is an asset.

• Experience in the operation of high volume black and colour copiers for on-demand, short-run printing within an in-plant, quick copy or commercial print service provider.

• Print customer service experience within an in-plant, quick copy or commercial print service provider.

• Expertise in preparing, editing and creating digital documents for print production using Adobe Creative Suite, PDF, and other pre-press productivity software for PDF editing and imposition.

• Wide-format print production and finishing is an asset.

Anticipated Weekly Schedule:

• Monday to Thursday 12:00pm - 5:00pm

• Friday 1:00pm - 5:00pm

* This position is paid at Payband 6

* Vacancy is for Position P17834

This job requires occasional or regular onsite work.

This position is subject to the terms of the Part-time Support Staff Collective Agreement:  

https://www.algonquincollege.com/hr/files/2019/06/2019-21-PT-Supp-Staff-CA_FINAL_EN.pdf 

Algonquin College values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We offer an inclusive work environment and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Internal candidates will receive first consideration based on qualifications. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please contact the Human Resources department at humanresources@algonquincollege.com. While we thank all those who apply, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.