Printing Operations, #79090
Occupational Family: Trades and Operations
Pay Band Range: 1 - 5
Concept of Work
This Career Group provides career
tracks for printers’ assistants
and printers
that provide support to program administration by creating or reproducing
printed images of text and graphics. Applies knowledge of the necessary
technologies in this area. Employees’ responsibilities range from trainee
to management level.
Roles Comprising This Group
These roles describe the collective
characteristics of the work performed by employees in the Printing
Operations Career Group. The roles define the
typical career paths for employees who pursue careers in this field. Since
a role represents different levels of work, or career progression, career
paths may exist within a single role, extend to other roles in this Career
Group, or to roles in other occupationally related Career Groups.
PAY
BAND
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PRACTITIONER ROLES
|
ROLE
CODE
|
MANAGEMENT ROLES
|
ROLE
CODE
|
1
|
Printing Technician I
|
79091
|
|
|
2
|
Printing Technician II
|
79092
|
|
|
3
|
Printing Technician III
|
79093
|
|
|
4
|
Printing Technician IV
|
79094
|
Printing Manager I
|
79095
|
5
|
|
|
Printing Manager II
|
79096
|
Role Descriptions
These roles are distinguished based upon the Compensable
Factors of Complexity, Results, and Accountability and are used for position
classification. These factors should be used for classification and compensation
analysis. Recruitment and selection standards must be based on knowledge,
skills, and abilities as indicated in the Employee Work Profile.
Printing Technician I
|
Code: 79091
|
Pay Band: 1
|
SOC: 51-5010
|
The Printing
Technician I role provides a career track for
bindery workers or
printers’ assistants responsible for completing
basic physical tasks that support reproduction services or document finishing
services such as cutting, binding, and folding.
Printing Technician I
COMPLEXITY
|
- Applies knowledge on how to operate folding, binding, collating
and other finishing equipment.
- On occasion talks to customer about job order.
- Applies existing procedures and guidelines in completing the
runs or printing services.
|
RESULTS
|
- Finished documents are prepared according to job orders.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Refers questions and problems to higher levels.
|
Printing Technician II
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Code: 79092
|
Pay Band: 2
|
SOC: 51-5020*
|
The Printing
Technician II role provides a career track for
entry to journey level printers
responsible for completing basic printing duties
necessary to generate production runs of documents. This includes operating
and performing routine maintenance on the machinery, as well as record
keeping.
Printing Technician II
COMPLEXITY
|
- Applies knowledge of basic offset printing, digital printing
or photocopy equipment and associated finishing equipment.
- Has frequent contact with customers to discuss job orders.
- Assignments range from producing printed materials having routine
technical requirements to copying a variety of materials and cleaning
and maintenance of equipment.
- Applies knowledge of electronic pre-press software.
|
RESULTS
|
- Produces printed material according to job requirements and
application of existing procedures and guidelines.
|
ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Runs printing or copying jobs independently.
- Refers questions to supervisor.
|
Printing Technician III
|
Code: 79093
|
Pay Band: 3
|
SOC: 51-5020*
|
The Printing
Technician III role provides a career track
for printers performing
advanced level or supervisory responsibilities. Duties range from operating
various types of printing or copying equipment to being a first line supervisor
of staff performing duties related to duplicating and producing printed
documents. Duties may include digital as well as offset and photocopy
printing.
Printing Technician III
COMPLEXITY
|
- Applies knowledge of digital printing and photocopy techniques
and equipment.
- Applies knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
- Has contact with customers to discuss job orders.
- Assignments range from preparing a single document for reproduction
to producing complex reports, brochures and multi-colored documents
to supervising those reproducing the documents.
- May work in a copy center and respond to customers, handle cash,
cash receipts, and key in registers.
|
RESULTS
|
- The materials (e.g., brochures, books, and reports) are reproduced
according to job order.
- Customers are satisfied with materials and timeframes are met
avoiding downtime.
|
ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Independently resolves daily printing issues. Refers unusual
issues to others.
- May train, orient, and supervise the work of printers or technicians.
- May be responsible for working with customers and the handling
of cash and register to insure that the cash and register balance.
|
These two roles provide a dual career track for printers.
Printing Technician IV
|
Code: 79094
|
Pay Band: 4
|
SOC: 51-5020*
|
Printing Manger I
|
Code: 79095
|
Pay Band: 4
|
SOC: 11-3011*
|
The Printing
Technician IV role provides career tracks for
expert printers
using the highest technical knowledge of printing or digital reproductions
in conferring with and assessing customer needs, making recommendations,
and writing job specifications to have the work produced within or outside
the agency and managing the process or project.
Printing Technician IV
COMPLEXITY
|
- Applies knowledge of the technical resources of full range of
printing services.
- Applies knowledge of printing or copying equipment, techniques,
and materials.
- Frequently consults with customers and managers on complex job
orders and resolution of problems.
- Assignments range from assessing customer's needs to advising
on technical matters, (e.g. materials to use, format) and presentation
to developing job specifications.
|
RESULTS
|
- Customer is satisfied with the finished product, resolution
of the problem, and the advice and support provided.
|
ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Independently handles customers’ problems and technical questions
on printing services.
- May orient and train others.
|
The Printing
Manager I role provides a career track for managers
of others in the performance of a wide variety
of printing tasks. These responsibilities may be accomplished through
subordinate supervisors and employees or through contractors. May function
as the charge printing position with financial and staffing responsibilities
in an agency’s complex printing operation or as an assistant-manager in
the largest most complex printing operations.
Printing Manager I
COMPLEXITY
|
- Applies knowledge of the principles of management.
- Applies knowledge of printing production standards.
- Frequently consults with other managers and staff on production
or job quality problems, and vendors on cost problem resolution.
- Assignments range from heading a full service-printing unit
to preparing financial analysis and reports, job costing, to developing
shop procedures.
- Presented with problems that do not have easy solutions.
|
RESULTS
|
- Printing unit is delivering services to customers’ satisfaction.
- Job and unit costs are appropriate and unit’s resources are
within budget.
|
ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Independently handles unit, customer, and employee problems.
- Serves as a manager with supervisory responsibility.
- Trains and directs others.
- Maintains financial and quality controls.
- Solves problems.
- Serves as resource to others in resolving complex problems.
|
Printing Manager II
|
Code: 79096
|
Pay Band: 5
|
SOC: 11-3011*
|
The Printing
Manager II role provides a career track for
managers
of others in the performance of a wide variety of printing tasks as the
charge position in the largest and most complex settings. Employees are
responsible for the management of subordinate supervisors as well as technical
employees and include the normal range of managerial duties such as planning,
budgeting, staffing, and evaluation.
Printing Manager II
COMPLEXITY
|
- Manages administrative and technical printing services.
- Applies knowledge of management principles and program administration.
- Frequently consults with major customers on complex job orders,
outside printing contractors on cost and problem resolution, and
management on policies and procedure development.
- Assignments range from management of a full service printing
operation to planning for new technologies.
|
RESULTS
|
- Printing program and staff ensure services according to job
orders.
- The program goals are met and the printing services operate
within budget.
- Substantial impact on services and printing operations.
|
ACCOUNTABILITY
|
- Oversees staff and administrative functions.
- Leads functional responsibility.
- Orients and trains others.
- Discretion and judgment in resolving program and staff problems.
- Serves as resource to others in resolving complex problems.
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*Statistical Reporting
This Career Group includes, but is not limited to, those in the following
Standard Occupational Classifications:
51-5010 |
Bookbinders & Bindery Workers |
51-5011 |
Bindery Workers |
51-5012 |
Bookbinders |
51-5020 |
Printers |
51-5021 |
Printers |
51-5022 |
Pre-press Technician & Workers |
51-5022 |
Printing Machine Operators |
51-9132 |
Photographic Processing Machine Operators |
51-1011 |
First Line Supervisors/Managers of
Production & Operating Workers |
11-3011 |
Administrative Services Managers |
New Effective Date: 11/01/01
History
Previous class titles (listed by new role title).
Printing Technician I
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
61174
|
Printing/Bindery Worker
|
3
|
Printing Technician II
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
12043
|
Photocopy Technician
|
4
|
61156
|
Printing Press Operator A
|
5
|
Printing Technician III
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
12044
|
Photocopy Supervisor
|
6
|
61171
|
Bindery Foreman
|
6
|
61167
|
Photolithographic Stripper
|
6
|
61162
|
Phototypesetting Specialist
|
6
|
61157
|
Printing Press Operator B
|
6
|
61168
|
Photolithographer
|
7
|
61158
|
Printing Press Operator C
|
7
|
61184
|
Printing Services Supervisor A
|
7
|
61166
|
Phototypesetting Supervisor
|
8
|
61154
|
Press Foreman
|
8
|
61185
|
Printing Services Supervisor B
|
8
|
Printing Technician IV
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
61183
|
Printing Customer Services Specialist
|
9
|
61186
|
Printing Services Specialist C
|
10
|
Printing Services Manager I
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
61187
|
Printing Services Administrator A
|
11
|
Printing Services Manager II
CLASS
CODE
|
CLASS TITLE
|
GRADE
|
61188
|
Printing Services Administrator B
|
13
|
|