Pressroom Manager - Advance Central Services Pennsylvania

Reporting to the Regional Production Director, the Pressrom Manager will lead the press department for our high quality commercial press operation in Mechanicsburg, PA., on our well maintained and latest vintage Goss Colorliner Press consisting of 8 4/4 Towers and 3 Goss 160PG Sovereign Rotary folders.  The Pressroom Manager will have five years or more newspaper offset pressroom management experience, including working knowledge of press skills at every level of pressroom operation, ability to create press layouts and work assignments for press operators. Candidate should be a strong leader, able to work on a team, an effective communicator (both written and verbal) and experienced in employee relations. Candidate will be responsible for maintaining department budget, staff scheduling, press maintenance scheduling and achieving waste targets. Reliability to our customers is paramount and under Pressroom Manager direction, staff is expected to meet and exceed on-time press starts and press finishes while maintaining standard of excellence for product quality.


In this role, Pressroom Manager will work with leadership team to handle performance and discipline issues as necessary, deliver performance reviews and ensure staff development through training and coaching press crew in all phases of offset printing. Candidate will ensure safety procedures are maintained and safety training schedule is followed.


Candidate must have mechanical and troubleshooting ability along with ability to work as press operator if necessary.  Strong computer skills utilizing Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook along with general computer experience required. Must have the ability to work as flexible schedule as necessary, including holidays.

Physical requirements include ability to travel up and down stairs, stand on concrete surfaces, kneeling, bending, reaching, stretching, lifting overhead and ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Work location is primarily a noisy production environment requiring personal protective equipment, with occasional seated position at computer workstation.

Email resume and salary expectations to Sue Sites at ssites@acspa.com

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental impairment, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

About Us: As a prominent daily commercial print company, Advance Central Services Pennsylvania fosters a collaborative working environment for talented individuals who can contribute to our commercial print success. Advance Central Services Pennsylvania is a shared services company that provides critical support functions for our sister operation PA Media Group, a digitally focused news and information company, which publishes and operates The Patriot-News, PennLive, Central PA Magazine.  Our state-of-the-art commercial print facility in Mechanicsburg, PA, also offers printing and advertising inserting services for a growing range of print clientele.  As an industry SNAP certified operation, we produce two high quality daily newspaper products, comics, several weeklies and our own editions of The Patriot News three days a week.