Digital Press Specialist - University Printing and Mail - UTK
University of Tennessee Athletic Marketing Department
Knoxville, TN, USA
Posted on Feb 6, 2026
The Production Digital Press Operator is responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting high-volume digital printing and finishing equipment in a fast-paced production environment. This role ensures the consistent production of high-quality printed materials while meeting customer specifications, production schedules, safety requirements, and university quality standards.
The position requires strong technical expertise in digital press operation, workflow management, bindery and finishing, preventive maintenance, and quality control across complex production systems.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.
UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.
UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.
The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.
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The Production Digital Press Operator is responsible for operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting high-volume digital printing and finishing equipment in a fast-paced production environment. This role ensures the consistent production of high-quality printed materials while meeting customer specifications, production schedules, safety requirements, and university quality standards.
Required Qualifications
- Education: High School – Vocational training
- Experience: 3 – 5 years
- Knowledge of advanced digital press operation, color management, calibration, and production workflows. Skill in troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and software issues on high-volume production printing equipment. Ability to optimize press performance, reduce waste, and maintain consistent quality standards. Ability to train and support operators or student employees on equipment operation and safety procedures. Knowledge of bindery and finishing equipment setup, adjustment, and safe operation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Vocational training 5-10 years’ experience
- Experience: 5-10 years’ experience
Work Location:
UTK Knoxville, 2021 Stephenson Drive
Compensation and Benefits UT market range: MR05
- Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots high-volume digital printing equipment and associated finishing systems to produce high-quality printed materials in a fast-paced production environment.
- Responsible for setup, calibration, color control, workflow execution, preventive maintenance, quality assurance, and safe operation of complex production machinery including digital presses and bindery equipment.
- Ensures all work meets customer specifications, production deadlines, safety requirements, and university quality standards.