Exam Bulletin - Digital Print Operator 2

State of California

Exam Code: EX-1232

Examination Plans Included:

  • DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II: $3,596.00 - $4,503.00 per Month

View the DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II classification specification.

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

    1232

For DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-01232

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00101412 - DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II

Either 1

In the California state service, one year performing the duties of a Digital Print Operator 1.

Or 2

Two years of experience performing progressively more difficult printing duties that include operation of high-speed duplication or digital print equipment.

Position Description

00101412 - DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II

This is the full journey level in the series. Under direction, incumbents are responsible for completing printing jobs that require the execution of the full range of complex operating commands and electronic manipulation functions. They perform the tasks needed to prepare, operate, and maintain a variety of digital printing equipment including their finishing attachments. Incumbents may serve in a lead capacity.

Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities; willingness to work in a noisy environment; and willingness to work nights and overtime. May require color vision sufficient to perform essential functions of jobs involving color printing.

Additional Desirable Qualifications
  1. Graduation from high school or its equivalent.
  2. Knowledge of more than one software application program.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

This examination consists of the following components:

  • Online Exam : A passing score must be achieved and is weighted 100% of the final score.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:
  1. Principles and procedures used to operate high-speed or digital print equipment
  2. Papers and tools used in high-speed print duplication
  3. Record-keeping practices, supply inventory, and requisition processes
  4. Basic electronics and computer commands used to operate digital print equipment
  5. Safety requirements applied in the operation of large equipment
  6. Industrial workplace safety practices
  7. Computer operation principles and processes used to operate digital print equipment
  8. Principles and techniques used to modify digital print images and products

Ability to:
  1. Operate digital print equipment
  2. Perform minor repairs
  3. Prepare job for shipment
  4. Follow oral and written instructions used to complete printing jobs
  5. Organize, prioritize, schedule, and structure multiple work tasks in order to optimize efficient use of print capabilities
  6. Identify minor problems with print jobs or equipment and make corrections
  7. Take measurements using fractions and apply basic mathematical functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
  8. Set up and operate various types of finishing equipment including hydraulic drills, cutters, heavy-duty stitchers, and comb binding machines
  9. Interact effectively and courteously with all levels of personnel, customers, vendors, and other parties
  10. Move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
  11. Stand for long periods of time
  12. Retrieve and save electronic files
  13. Electronically manipulate printing files and jobs including sizing, cropping, masking, rotating images, shading, watermarks, stretching, merging from merged files, and mail merging
  14. Electronically manipulate colors; learn new software application programs

Eligible List Information

A Servicewide Open eligible list for the DIGITAL PRINT OPERATOR II Classification will be established for:

  • State of California

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Digital Print Operator 2 Training and Experience Evaluation Preview


Section 1: Tasks

Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are  required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples.Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE, whether paid or volunteer.

PLEASE NOTE: This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

  1. Performing high-speed digital printing utilizing a variety of digital and/or analog reproduction equipment.
  2. Proofing work product to ensure print requests are accurate and processed as requested.
  3. Setting up digital and/or analog printing and finishing equipment to ensure equipment is operational.
  4. Adjusting various machine settings (e.g., paper size, paper type, ink output, finishing requirements) to ensure work product matches what was requested.
  5. Completing multiple work requests to efficiently use available machines and meet deadlines.
  6. Following safe printing and equipment use practices to ensure general safety by adherence to the organization's safety standards.
  7. Notifying appropriate entity (e.g., vendor, departmental personnel) when repairs and/or maintenance of equipment is necessary.
  8. Reviewing work order forms and/or emails for processing instructions (i.e., paper type, size, quantity, binding, etc.).
  9. Operating a computer and/or workstation in order to perform necessary work activities.
  10. Utilizing software contained in Office 360 (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher) to complete necessary work tasks.

Testing Departments

  • State of California

Contact Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

State of California
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@calhr.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

State of California reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)