DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II
Sacramento County, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 23, 2026
Job Description and Duties
Under general direction provided by a Printing Trades Supervisor I, the Digital Print Operator II will utilize computer consoles to operate printing systems, such as Format, Total Docs, and BARR. The are required to access printers, computers, and lift boxes of paper weighing up to 50 lbs. without assistance. They will also perform specialized duties and activities pertaining to high-speed duplication and/or digital printing, which consists of setting up, collating, and binding printed material.
Duties performed:
(Candidates must perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations.)
Duties performed:
(Candidates must perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations.)
- Operate and monitor the Format print system and computerized high-speed printers.
- Initiate the appropriate programs and machine functions to ensure the proper print format and content.
- Adjust the form or printer to ensure the proper print quality on all machine-produced output from high-speed printers.
- Load cut-sheet 8 ½ x 11 paper on high-speed digital printers.
- Initiate the appropriate prep program and select the print file from the network drive into the printing system.
- Operate and maintain computerized high-speed copiers to reproduce instructional, administrative and business materials of various stock weight and sizes such as, annual reports, flyers, brochures, inserts, and various material for various SCO divisions.
- Assemble, pad, collate, bind, wrap, label and complete printed and duplicated materials according to customer request.
- Prepare and operate various types of finishing equipment including cutter, tabletop inserter, paddy wagon, and comb and coil binding machines.
- Perform related work such as assembling, binding, and stapling reproduced materials as needed.
- Retrieve and save electronic files, manipulating printing files and jobs including sizing, cropping, masking, rotating images, shading, stretching, and electronically manipulating colors.
- Update and maintain the DRIP system where all Reprographics jobs are maintained, including annual reporting on these jobs for management review.
- Keep supervisor or lead informed of job processing status at end of work shift for inclusion in daily turnover.
- Perform basic maintenance on printers as required, identify the need for external service or repairs, and make the necessary calls to arrange for these repairs while communicating updates to supervisor or lead.
- Ensure equipment and work areas are maintained in a clean and safe condition at all times.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
