Offset Press Assistant / Feeder Person
Posted Aug 19, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you supported someone more experienced and learned from them.
What they are checking: Whether they can take direction well and pick up skills, since this role is a path into printing.
Tell me about a job where you had to stay focused on detail during repetitive work.
What they are checking: Whether they can keep watching for quality when the task becomes routine.
What interests you about printing, and where would you like to be in a couple of years?
What they are checking: Whether they want to grow toward running a press, which the posting presents as part of the opportunity.
This is second shift, 3 to 11, Monday through Friday. How has your attendance been in past jobs?
What they are checking: Whether they will be dependable, since an operator cannot run efficiently without a feeder.
What would you do
While pulling sheets, you notice a spot or smear that wasn't there before. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they alert the operator right away instead of assuming someone else will catch it.
The operator gives you several instructions at once while the press is running. How do you keep them straight?
What they are checking: Whether they confirm and prioritize instructions instead of guessing in a noisy, fast setting.
How do you keep your work area organized when the press is changing jobs?
What they are checking: Whether they keep stock, waste and finished work separated so jobs do not get mixed up.
About the work
What does setting up and supplying materials for a press involve, from your experience or what you'd expect?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that the right stock, staged and loaded correctly, keeps the press from stopping.
How do you load paper into a feeder so it runs smoothly without jams or doubles?
What they are checking: Whether they know to fan, square and check the stock, which prevents most feeding problems.
What do you know about safety around a printing press?
What they are checking: Whether they take moving parts, chemicals and lifting seriously from day one.
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