Printing and Reprographics Specialist #28

Target Hiring Range: $64,000-$66,000

Department: Support Operations Posting Date Range: 5/11/2026 - Until Filled Pay Grade Range: $64000-$110790

Work Hours: 12:30pm - 9:30pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Remote Work Status: Onsite

The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

The Target Hiring Range for this position is: $64,000-$66,000

As a Printing and Reprographics Specialist within Printing Graphics and Direct Mail’s (PGDM) Capitol Hill Facility, you will play a crucial role in processing high priority jobs for Senators, Committees, Support Offices and more. In this role, you will operate a diverse range of high-volume printing, finishing, bindery, and mailing equipment commonly used in professional production environments. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, inkjet presses, offset presses, digital production printers, wide-format flatbed and roll printers, flatbed cutters, industrial stitchers, foil stamping machines, programmable paper cutters, folders, mail sorters, shipping modules, addressing equipment, shrink-wrappers, round-cornering machines, and other finishing devices.

Additionally, you will use a Print Management Information System (Print MIS) to ensure precise tracking, record-keeping, and inventory management throughout the print production process. Strong attention to detail is critical, as you will carefully review customer specifications and work orders to guarantee the accuracy and efficiency of every job.

Most work and oversight in this role is performed onsite within PGDM’s Capitol Hill Facility but may require you providing support in other areas of PGDM, including our Landover Print Facility (LPF) in Landover, MD. By joining our team, you will become an integral part of PGDM's vital support system for printing, bindery, and mailing needs. We value creativity, attention to detail, and a passion for delivering high-quality print materials.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties

Utilizes machine interface to manipulate color and file structure to prepare for high volume production. Operates, manages and troubleshoots high volume production printing equipment, ensuring conformity to established standards and applicable specifications while establishing priorities. Performs final finishing and bindery work for all printed materials on all stages of completion. Utilizes a Print Management Information System (MIS) to track and report inventories and supplies, production resources to ensure deadlines are met on work requests. Produces electronic files from hard copy documentation in a variety of formats and uploads to respective office's file exchange server. Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education

High School Diploma or GED.

Desired Qualifications

• 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 flat bed 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.
  
  

Required Work Experience

• One to three years of experience in print production, bindery operations and mailing practices.
  
  

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• 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.
• 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, and 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 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.
• This position may require the incumbent to be available for sudden recall in response to emergency events affecting the Senate campus/community, which may include after-hour or weekend work, and to potentially deploy to alternate sites in support of the Senate’s contingency operations.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a government lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during a government lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• Work requires frequent physical effort such as walking, sitting, bending, standing, 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.
• Working on ladders, to install signage.
• Work requires operation of powered industrial forklift, pallet jacks, scissor lift, etc.
• Work requires employee to wear uniforms.
  
  

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:

• Be a U.S. citizen;
• Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C.
• 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
• Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).
  
  

Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

Benefits At-a-glance

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefits package for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage to help provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professional development, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to our Employee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’s benefits, please visit https://sen.gov/OPPW .

ACCOMMODATIONS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to employment@saa.senate.gov with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you are identifying as veterans' preference eligible under the VEOA, please use this link to complete your application for Veterans' Preference AFTER you apply for this position. The link will also be available on the "Thank You" page after you have submitted your job application.

Candidates only need to apply one time for veterans’ preference to be considered for all future veterans’ preference positions within the Senate Sergeant at Arms.

• All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans’ Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.
• Late applications for veterans’ preference will not be considered.
• Documentation to obtain veterans’ preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.
• If you need to revise or resubmit your Application for Veterans' Preference/documents, please withdraw your previous Application for Veterans' Preference and resubmit. If you require assistance, please email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov .
• To view additional information regarding the VEOA, please click here .
  
  

An applicant who declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provide information and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status will not be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be ruled ineligible for veterans’ preference.