
Operator In Training
Sussex, WIJob$18–22/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Quad is hiring an Operator In Training. Quad is seeking Operators in Training to learn the printing process and advance within a progressive environment. This role involves assisting in the creation of magazines, catalogs, newspaper inserts, and other products in either the Press or Finishing areas. Operators will remove products, stack them onto pallets, transfer them to tables, and place them into collator hoppers or mail bags.
Key focus areas include Remove product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine, Work with loose and/or completed product by stacking onto pallets, and Transfer product to tables & placing into a collator hopper or into mail bags.
Successful candidates bring Must Be 18+ and Mechanical Work Experience. Important skills include Mechanical Aptitude, Write Measurements, Read Measurements, Read Instructions, Understand Instructions, and Follow Written Instructions.
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Full job description
As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.
We are currently seeking Operators in Training to grow with us! This position includes the opportunity to learn the printing process from the ground up and advance in a progressive environment. In this position you will assist in the creation of various well know magazines/catalogs/newspaper inserts and other related products in either our Press or Finishing areas. The wage range for this role is $18-$22/hr.
Position Overview:
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Remove product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine.
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Work with loose and/or completed product by stacking onto pallets, transferring to tables & placing into a collator hopper or into mail bags.
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Move product/skids with a hand jack, motorized Raymond (Big Joe) lift or Forklift (training provided).
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Comply with all quality, safety and work rules and regulations.
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Effectively communicate with team members.
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Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the press and/or special handwork in order to meet customer requests.
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Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Must be at least 18-years of age or older.
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Printing, factory, or other mechanical work experience
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Strong mechanical aptitude.
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Ability to write and read measurements.
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Ability to read, understand and follow both written and verbal instructions.
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The ability to use a computer/manipulate touch screens.
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The ability to use repetitive hand/wrist movement.
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Ability to lift stacks of end boards or banding strap rolls (~30 -60lbs) as needed.
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The ability to take stacks of loose signatures or bundles ranging (5-30 lbs.) off a pallet or conveyor up to 48” in height and transfer to tabletop work surface 42”, and then place into a collator hopper or mail bags that potentially weigh from 5-75 lbs.
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Ability to multi-task and prioritize job need.
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Ability to be a team player in a fast paced, detail orientated production environment.
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Ability to follow instructions and work independently.
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12 hour rotating shifts (either 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, working 3 - 4 days a week.
We offer comprehensive benefits (https://www.bequad.com/benefits) for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.
Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
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How this job compares
Set against the 891 open Operator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$18–22/hr
- Wisconsin median$21–25/hr22 hourly ranges
- US median$22–25/hr380 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 13% below the Wisconsin median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Operator hourly ranges in Wisconsin.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Operator jobs in Wisconsin and 891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Quad (this employer)14 open
- Parker Hannifin Corporation3 open
- Amcor2 open
- Experience
- Operator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (304 postings).
- Education
- 48 of the 891 open Operator jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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