The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Printing and Reprographics Specialist. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Summary
The Senate Sergeant at Arms is seeking a Printing and Reprographics Specialist. The complete vacancy announcement and application can be found on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Operates, manages, and troubleshoots high-volume offset printing presses, ensuring conformity to established standards and applicable specifications while establishing priorities.
Operates and troubleshoots industrial bindery equipment, paper drills, and corner rounding equipment, foil stamping, and embossing presses; cleans and maintains equipment.
Operates and troubleshoots mailing equipment such as sorters, addressing equipment, and inkjet printers; records accurate data for billing; performs preventative maintenance on mailing equipment.
Utilizes a Print Management Information System (MIS) to track and report inventories and supplies, and production resources to ensure deadlines are met on work requests.
Operates shredders to provide secure document disposal and recycling of Senate documents.
Organizes incoming constituent mail for Members so that mail can be scanned to digital formats.
Other duties as assigned.
For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please visit the job announcement on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/YO0NL.
Qualifications
Required Work Experience
One to three years of experience in print production, bindery operations, and mailing practices.
Required Special Skills/ Knowledge
Familiarity with, or ability to learn, departmental rules, regulations, procedures, and functions, including policies and regulations set by the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Committee on Ethics or similar policies.
Knowledge of equipment, computers, and relevant software/web applications, spreadsheets, and databases.
Knowledge of modern printing and reprographics principles and practices.
Knowledge of paper, inks, and other supplies used in printing production.
Ability to meet established quality control standards.
Ability to produce, inspect, and coordinate work in an efficient manner.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and customers.
Ability to communicate effectively.
As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.
Desired Skills
Operates and Troubleshoots: Ability to learn operational features of printing and bindery equipment such as offset presses, plate-making equipment, inkjet presses, digital printers, foil stamping machines, programmable paper cutters, folders, shrink wrappers, and round cornering; performs preventative maintenance on printing and bindery equipment.
Operates and Troubleshoots: Ability to learn operational features of mailing equipment such as mail sorters, letter inserters, and inkjet addressing equipment; performs preventative maintenance on mailing equipment.
Wide Format Printing Experience: Demonstrated expertise in handling and operating wide-format flatbed and roll printers.
Large Format Finishing Equipment: Demonstrates expertise in large-format finishing equipment such as stitchers and flatbed cutters.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite: Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office applications for document preparation and formatting.
Experience with Adobe Acrobat: Familiarity with industry-standard software for creating and editing print-ready files.
Knowledge of Imposition Tools: Experience working with imposition tools like Quite Imposing to optimize printing layouts.
RIPs Utilization: Understanding of how to utilize RIPs (Raster Image Processors) to efficiently process, gang jobs, and adjust color.
Quality Control: Ability to follow established quality control procedures and maintain set requirements for producing unfailing products.
Outgoing Mail Process: Process outgoing mail, ensuring items are correctly labeled and sorted for USPS dispatch.
USPS Practices: Understanding of the rules, regulations, and practices of the United States Postal Service (USPS) to ensure compliance.
Working Conditions
Work requires frequent physical effort such as walking, sitting, bending, standing, and safely lifting objects up to 50 pounds.
Working in confined spaces (bending and crawling).
Hazards include moving machinery, exposure to chemicals (such as inks and solvents), paper dust, and excessive noise.
Work requires operation of powered industrial forklifts, pallet jacks, scissor lifts, etc.
Work requires employee to wear uniforms.
Essential Services are functions and
activities that are critical to the continuous operation, security, and support
of the United States Senate. These services must remain operational without
interruption to ensure the Senate can conduct official business. Positions
supporting essential services require employees to be available and prepared to
work including during inclement weather, holidays, weekends, late nights and
overnight hours. Due to the nature of Senate operations, essential services,
including network operations and infrastructure, cannot be suspended while the
Senate is in session, and maintenance activities may be required outside of
normal business hours.
Excepted Services refer to functions and
activities that are authorized to continue during a lapse of appropriations
because they are necessary to the performance of the Senate’s constitutional
functions, address emergency circumstances that imminently threaten the safety
of human life or the protection of property or directly support essential
services of the United States Senate. Employees in excepted positions are
generally required to work and remain operational during a lapse of
appropriations, to ensure continuity of critical Senate functions. These
positions may involve working non-standard schedules, including nights,
weekends, holidays, and extended hours, to maintain uninterrupted service and
operational readiness.
Education
High School Diploma/GED.
Additional information
The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and a reference check conducted.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable education and your contact information. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade.
Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper application materials, resumes and attachments that are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST attach their documents to the online employment application.
Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable education and your contact information. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade.
Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper application materials, resumes and attachments that are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST attach their documents to the online employment application.
