QUALIFICATION:
Education: 3 years at vocational schools for “Media Design & Printing Technology” or 5 years at higher institutions for “Media Engineering & Print Management”
Key curriculum topics:
Media Technology / Quality Assurance / Media Design / Media Informatics / Media Production / Project Management / Business Administration / Accounting
Practical experience:
School-owned workshops as well as through multi-week mandatory internships in companies
Educational options:
1 – Printing Technician – Sheet-fed Flat Printing -> Apprenticeship
2 – Printing Technician – Digital Printing -> Apprenticeship
3 – Printing Technician – Web-fed Rotary Printing -> Apprenticeship
4 – Printing Technician – Screen Printing -> Apprenticeship

Completed technical training in the printing industry as Printing Technician / Media Technology Printing Specialist / Offset/Digital Printing Technician or comparable qualification

ACTIVITIES:
* Operating, setting up, and monitoring printing and finishing machines (offset, digital, flexo, or screen printing, depending on the department)
* Preparing print jobs: colour processes, ICC colour profiles, material selection, and machine parameters
* Performing setup procedures, format changes, quality control, and troubleshooting
* Calibration and maintenance of equipment, and performing minor repairs
* Optimization of printing processes to increase efficiency, colour consistency, and reduce waste
* Documentation of production data, test reports, and deviations
* Collaboration with pre-press, machine operator, and quality assurance

OUR OFFER:
* Challenges in varied projects with well-known clients
* Performance-based compensation & benefits (health program, employee events)
* Modern work environment with the latest printing technologies
* Supportive team in a collegiate work environment
* Subsidies for further training and certifications