Print Production Assistant (3rd Shift)

About the role

RRD's De Pere facility is seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Print Production Assistant to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for the final stages of our print production process—ensuring that high-volume direct mail and marketing materials are accurately checked, packaged, and prepared for distribution. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses a sharp eye for quality control, and understands the importance of meeting strict deadlines. No experience required - we provide extensive training for motivated, reliable candidates.

Responsibilities

• Inspect final printed products for quality defects (such as smudges, misalignment, or color inconsistency) and proactively correct errors as they occur.
• Efficiently pack, band, and/or sort finished products into batches, mail packets, and onto pallets according to client specifications and postal regulations.
• Count trays and bundles on each pallet, comparing physical counts with shipping documents to ensure absolute accuracy in total count and weight.
• Document daily production progress, equipment issues, and resolutions in logbooks or digital systems to ensure seamless reporting and handoffs across departments and shifts.
• Maintain a clean, safe workstation and perform other duties as assigned by management to support changing production needs.

Qualifications & skills

• Previous experience in a print shop, direct mail facility, or warehouse fulfillment environment is a strong plus, but not required.
• Ability to exercise basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to read a standard ruler.
• Ability to visually identify and inspect detailed product for defects.
• Ability to coordinate hand and foot movements to operate staple machine.
• Ability to stand, walk, and bend for the duration of a standard shift.
• Ability to lift and move up to [Insert Weight, e.g., 40–50 lbs] regularly.
• Comfortable working around large-scale printing and binding machinery.

Pay

$16.00 to $20.40 per hour. This is a 3rd shift position in a climate controlled environment; eligible for a $3/hr shift premium, in addition to base hourly rate. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with match
• Life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• Tuition assistance
• Maternity leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employer/partner discounts