HAND FINISHING/ASSEMBLY STAFF FT

A leading San Francisco business‑to‑business digital printing and marketing services provider is seeking a self‑motivated, energetic, outgoing, and friendly Assembly Staff.

The employer is locally owned and operated, supported by the resources of a global network. The company produces a wide range of marketing solutions, including traditional print products (direct mail, brochures, posters), signage, and brand‑strategy materials.The Hand Finishing / Assembly Staff member is responsible for completing manual finishing, assembly, packaging, and quality-control tasks for commercial print projects.

The employee will work with printed materials and finished products such as brochures, booklets, cards, invitations, direct-mail pieces, signage, presentation materials, kits, and other custom print projects.

This position offers a 6‑month paid, on‑the‑job training program designed to provide a full understanding of the company’s production operations. Employer is looking for a detail-oriented Assembly Staff with strong pre-press experience to join our production team.

After 6 months of on-the-job training, candidate should be able to perform the tasks below:

Duties:

• Hand assemble, collate, sort, fold, insert, package, and prepare printed materials.
• Perform manual finishing operations including gluing, taping, mounting, labeling, scoring, folding, and assembling.
• Assemble marketing kits, presentation folders, mailers, event materials, and other customized projects.
• Inspect printed and finished pieces for defects, damage, incorrect quantities, or assembly errors.
• Follow job tickets, production instructions, samples, and work orders accurately.
• Count and verify quantities throughout the production process.
• Maintain consistent quality and appearance across completed jobs.
• Prepare completed work for cutting, binding, mailing, delivery, or shipment.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and safe.
• Properly handle and protect finished printed materials to prevent damage.
• Assist machine operators and bindery personnel when needed.
• Meet established production schedules and communicate immediately when a job is behind schedule or has a quality issue.
• Follow company procedures for waste, rework, quality control, and job documentation.
• Perform other production duties as assigned.
• Follow the approved sample or job ticket exactly.
• Maintain accurate counts.
• Identify and separate defective pieces.
• Check alignment, folding, gluing, labeling, and assembly quality.
• Prevent damaged or incorrectly assembled pieces from reaching the customer.
• Notify the Production Lead of any discrepancy before continuing a questionable job.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a commercial print shop, bindery, fulfillment, packaging, warehouse, or manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to read and follow written and verbal production instructions.
• Basic ability to count and perform simple measurements.
• Reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a production team.
• Ability to work under time-sensitive production deadlines.
• The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, fast, and careful. They understand that in commercial printing, a small assembly error can result in hundreds or thousands of pieces being rejected. The employee should take pride in producing clean, consistent, customer-ready work while keeping up with the production schedule.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to repeatedly handle printed materials and packages.
• Ability to lift and move materials consistent with the shop's established safety requirements.
• Ability to perform repetitive hand and arm movements.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail during repetitive production work.

Performance Measures:

Performance will be evaluated based on:

• Quality and accuracy of completed work.
• Production speed and ability to meet deadlines.
• Error and rework rates.
• Attendance and reliability.
• Proper handling of materials.
• Ability to follow job tickets and production instructions.
• Cleanliness and organization of the work area.
• Teamwork and communication with Production, Prepress, Bindery, and Shipping.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8am-5pm

Benefits: Subsidized health insurance, 401K matching, two weeks of vacation, sick pay

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