Location
Chicago
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 24, 2026
Job Description
**Job Title: Pre-Press Assistant**
**Job Description**
The Pre-Press Assistant plays a key role in supporting printing operations by managing inks, plates, dies, and related materials to ensure smooth and efficient production runs. This position focuses on staging and preparing printing components, maintaining accurate inventory, and upholding quality standards in a highly automated environment.
**Responsibilities**
+ Oversee ordering of all inks, bases, and additives to ensure adequate supply for production runs.
+ Order and maintain die mounting parts and related components needed for pre-press operations.
+ Clean and prepare dies, plates, and parts so they are ready for use in production.
+ Mount and repair printing plates to maintain the production schedule and minimize downtime.
+ Stage printing plates and samples and deliver them for scheduled production runs.
+ Change, stage, and prepare printing plates for machinery, including incoming pri...
**Job Description**
The Pre-Press Assistant plays a key role in supporting printing operations by managing inks, plates, dies, and related materials to ensure smooth and efficient production runs. This position focuses on staging and preparing printing components, maintaining accurate inventory, and upholding quality standards in a highly automated environment.
**Responsibilities**
+ Oversee ordering of all inks, bases, and additives to ensure adequate supply for production runs.
+ Order and maintain die mounting parts and related components needed for pre-press operations.
+ Clean and prepare dies, plates, and parts so they are ready for use in production.
+ Mount and repair printing plates to maintain the production schedule and minimize downtime.
+ Stage printing plates and samples and deliver them for scheduled production runs.
+ Change, stage, and prepare printing plates for machinery, including incoming pri...