The Advocate in Newark, Ohio has an immediate opening for a full-time USA Today Direct-To-Plate Technician.  The USA Today Direct-To-Plate Technician is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the pre-press department’s direct-to-plate system; ensuring the quality of plates output by the direct-to-plate equipment meet the quality standards set forth by USA Today and Gannett Newspapers.  This position is also responsible for paginating 5 daily newspapers and 4 weekly products (Pataskala Snapshots, MVM, Sentinel and Pataskala).

1.       Evaluates and ensures quality of imaged plates.  Ensures Barco imagers, DMX imagers
          and off-line plate bender/punch meet quality standards of USA Today and Gannett
          Newspapers. 

2.       Repairs, maintains and troubleshoots electrical, mechanical and optical issues on all
          plate room equipment.  Maintains and updates maintenance logs.  Prepares technical
          reports recording equipment maintenance, failures, preventative maintenance and
          consumable inventories.

3.       Paginates 5 day newspapers and 4 weekly newspapers using the Mactive system.           

4.       Daily operation of the plateroom and related equipment:

5.   Other duties as assigned.

This company is an equal opportunity employer

·         Associate Degree in Electronics or equivalent of 2 years electronic and/or electrical
          repair and maintenance

·         Minimum of 3 years electronic/electro-mechanical repair (6 years preferred)

·         Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, electrical blueprints, flow charts, etc.