Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS

The Orange County Registrar of Voters (ROV) is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency, responsible for conducting elections, verifying petitions and maintaining voter records in the County of Orange. The Printing and Graphics Department, a division of the Registrar of Voters, serves the critical role of printing, copying and bindery needs of the ROV and other County departments. The production facility, located at 1300 South Grand Avenue in Santa Ana, is certified by the CA Secretary of State for printing of election ballots and is responsible for printing vote by mail ballots for more than 1.8 million registered voters each election. In addition to supporting the election printing needs of the ROV, the Printing and Graphics Department also supports the printing needs of departments such as Social Services, Health Care Agency, Probation, Sheriff, Clerk Recorder, County Executive Office as well as local cities and municipalities.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Offset/Digital Press Operator operates and maintains sophisticated and complex digital printing equipment, finishing equipment, and automated equipment/software utilized in preparation of documents and files for production. The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

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  Operating multiple Raster Image Processor (RIP) workstations connected to various types of sheet fed, and web black and white, and color imaging devices, including both toner and inkjet based printers
• Making last minute adjustments on industry standard desktop publishing, business suite, and production software
• Verifying that client files have the necessary elements to print correctly, including linked graphics, fonts, bleeds, crops, gutters, overprints, trapping, knockouts, pagination, imposition, colors, etc.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES

The ideal candidate will have extensive years of experience working in the pre-press, offset/digital printing and finishing industry, producing various types of printed products such as, flyers, brochures, forms, booklets, stationary, posters, reports, agendas, mailers, handbooks, postcards. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the extensive knowledge and/or experience in the following core competencies:

DIGITAL PRINT KNOWLEDGE | DIGITAL FINISHING EXPERIENCE

• Applying digital pre-press printing methods and operating various types of digital printing equipment
• Revising, correcting, retouching, and modifying originator files to make print ready
• Understanding of paper types, qualities and weights commonly used in the industry, and running jobs from beginning to end, including paper cutting, binding and finishing
• Outputting from desktop publishing, business, and production software, and preparing files for digital printing

PROBLEM SOLVING | ANALYTICAL SKILLS

• Detecting problems and taking effective corrective action for digital printing issue
• Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

ORAL | WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Speaking and writing clearly and concisely to communicate information and effectively discussing assignments with others
• Writing reports and maintaining accurate records

Please see below for important information regarding COVID-19 related requirements.
Effective April 3, 2023, it is strongly recommended that County employees working in health care settings and correctional facilities follow vaccination and booster guidelines provided by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please click here to see the latest guidance for more details.

EMAIL NOTIFICATION:
Email is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct email address is included in our application and use only one email account.

NOTE: User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.

Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via email through the GovernmentJobs.com site. Please check your email folders, including spam/junk folders, and/or accept emails ending with "governmentjobs.com" and "ocgov.com." If your email address should change, please update your profile at www.governmentjobs.com.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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For specific information pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Katie Koreneff at (714) 834-3306 or Kathryn.Koreneff-Dale@ocgov.com.

Non-Management Benefits
In addition to the County's standard suite of benefits, such as a variety of health plan options, annual leave and paid holidays-we also offer an excellent array of benefits such as a Health Care Reimbursement Account, 457 Defined Contribution Plan and Annual Education and Professional Reimbursement. Employees are provided a Retirement Plan through the Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS).

Please go to the following link to find out more about Defined Benefit Pensions and OCERS Plan Types/Benefits.
http://www.ocers.org/active-member-information