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Lead Machine Operator

Kelly and Careers
South Windsor, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/20/2026
Lead Machine Operator

Join our Customer Communications Division in South Windsor, CT, as a Lead Digital Press Operator! In this role, you will perform all aspects of digital press and in-line finishing activities, with a focus on production work, equipment maintenance, and leadership responsibilities.

This is a 100% onsite position in South Windsor, CT

Job Specifics:
  • Shift: LWN – Wednesday to Friday w/alt Saturday, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM
  • Compensation: $20-$24.20 per hour Annual Bonus
Responsibilities:
  • Monitor workflow and ensure the department meets customer SLAs.
  • Assume some supervisor responsibilities in their absence.
  • Operate inkjet printers (4 color process at 200 mpm).
  • Run two printers at a time, including OCE Jet Stream Printers and Color Stream Printers.
  • Set up and operate printers efficiently, adhering to established procedures.
  • Perform quality checks and complete paperwork accurately.
  • Troubleshoot basic machine issues.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Notify supervisors of issues affecting equipment or due times.
Qualifications:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Prior informal or formal leadership experience in a Production Environment.
  • Previous experience with cut sheet laser and continuous inkjet full-color printing.
  • Experience on OCE/Canon Jetstream or Colorstream printers preferred.
  • Xerox Igen or Konica cut sheet laser printing experience a plus.
  • Ability to multi-task and operate multiple pieces of equipment at once.
  • Self-starter with keen attention to detail.
  • Basic mechanical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Good communication skills.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.


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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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