Multicolor Offset Press Crew Supervisor

Do you thrive on dialing in color, holding tight registration, and coaching a team to peak performance? Are you at your best when the job ticket is complex, the schedule is tight, and quality has to be flawless? If so, this role at Oliver Inc. could be your next move.

Why Oliver?

With 250+ years of heritage, multiple plants, and cutting-edge, sustainability-minded technology, Oliver Inc. delivers speed, consistency, and agility for brands that demand premium print and packaging. Our values—passion, respect, and customer focus—shape how we work and how we win together.

Questions to ask yourself

• Can you lead a 2nd Pressman and Feeder, set expectations, and mentor while running a complex press?
• Do you confidently set up, adjust, and operate a multi-unit, multi-color sheetfed offset press?
• Are you comfortable controlling color to spec using proofs, LSDs, handheld and scanning densitometers?
• Can you keep image registration precise from first sheet to final?
• Will you actively monitor throughput, reduce waste, and troubleshoot issues before they escalate?
• Do you take pride in documentation accuracy—material usage, quantities, save sheets, and line clearances?
• Are you proactive about preventive maintenance and minor repairs to protect uptime?
• Will you partner with our Director of Print Technologies to drive continuous improvement?

If you said “yes,” here’s the work you’ll own

• Deliver premium paperboard packaging that meets all customer requirements for color, registration, and print quality.
• Review job orders, proofs, save sheets, LSDs, and specs before every makeready.
• Lead, guide, and motivate the press crew; provide performance feedback.
• Set up and run the press; maintain ink/water balance and make on-the-fly adjustments.
• Inspect results, identify nonconforming product, and communicate/segregate as required.
• Control material usage and waste; return unused materials and paperwork to proper storage.
• Operate scanning densitometers when applicable; use densitometry for color control.
• Capture complete production records and retain qualifying Save Sheets for each run.
• Ensure thorough line clearance between every job.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience and skills you bring

• High school diploma or GED; proficient English communication.
• Solid math with fractions/decimals; accurate color vision.
• Basic computer proficiency preferred.
• 2+ years as a Lead Pressman on multi-color offset (5+ preferred) delivering high-end 4-color process work.
• Leadership experience developing a press crew.
• Mastery of offset fundamentals: ink/water balance, color management, registration control.
• Mitsubishi press background preferred; exposure to paperboard packaging, UV inks, in-line coating, and handheld/scanning densitometers preferred.
• Spectrophotometer experience a plus.
• Mechanical aptitude with strong troubleshooting.
• Organized, decisive, adaptable to changing production demands.
• Detail-focused with a drive for continuous improvement and excellence.

Growth and rewards

• Competitive compensation with comprehensive benefits.
• Stable, growing manufacturing company.
• Access to advanced offset technology, including Mitsubishi presses.
• Career advancement pathways and ongoing professional development.
• Safety-forward, collaborative culture.

Technical strengths we value

• Packaging experience
• Sheet-fed offset printing
• 4-color process work

Oliver Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, citizenship status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.