Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Classification Specification
SCREEN PROCESS SHOP SUPERVISOR
Pay Grade C04
Basic Function
| To supervise, plan, and manage the Screen Process Shop and related services. |
Classification Characteristics
Supervised by: Sr Manager, Facilities Maintenance
Supervises: Camera Operator/Screen Process Technician
FLSA: Exempt
Work Environment
In order to achieve Metro’s goals in support of its mission, potential candidates are
required to commit and continuously practice and demonstrate the following work values:
- Safety – To ensure that our employees, passengers
and the general public’s safety is always our first consideration.
- Service Excellence – To provide safe, clean, reliable,
on-time, courteous service for our clients and customers.
- Workforce Development – To make Metro a learning organization
that attracts, develops, motivates and retains a world-class workforce.
- Accountability for Performance and Fiscal Responsibility – To manage every taxpayer and customer-generated dollar as if it were coming from our own pocket and ensure the highest possible return on investment.
- Innovation and Technology – To actively participate in identifying
best practices for continuous improvement.
- Sustainability – To reduce, reuse and recycle all internal resources
and reduce green-house gas emissions.
- Integrity – To rely on the professional ethics and honesty of every
Metro employee.
- Teamwork – To actively blend our individual talents to achieve world-class
performance and service.
- Civil Rights – To actively promote compliance with all civil rights statutes,
regulations and policies.
- Community – To actively engage with the Community as it relates to Metro interest/services.
Examples of Duties
- Supervises the activities of the Screen Process Shop at South Park including planning, assigning, and prioritizing work for bus and rail projects
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Supervises the Camera Operators in photographic and darkroom laboratory work in the preparation of silk-screen signs, decals, posters, viewgraphs, charts and slides
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Works with customers to develop graphic designs, signage, and decals that meet their needs at reasonable cost
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Coordinates with other Metro staff on design changes and resolves problems that may impact the progress of various projects
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Develops workplans, safety guidelines, and standards to conform to current industry practices
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Updates ATU Employee Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) as necessary; ensures personnel competencies by evaluating their ability to complete PQS
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Keep current on new technology, and requests capital funds for equipment that will increase productivity of the shop; participates in the development for new equipment specifications
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Ensures that personnel are trained on new equipment
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Prepares capital and operating budget requests for Screen Process Shop, and performs administrative tasks related to day-to-day operations
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Administers section’s Safety Awareness Program, conducting monthly safety training sessions
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Coordinates with Screen Process Shop and other related units in Facilities Maintenance and Non-Revenue Equipment Maintenance regarding workflow
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Accounts for subordinate and personal compliance with all of Metro’s safety rules, polices, and procedures
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Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
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Essential Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- All facets of silk-screen process printing including screen process ink and substrate compatibility
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Basic and current principles of photographic and darkroom laboratory work in the preparation of silk-screen graphics, signs, decals posters, viewgraphs, charts, slides dials, and printed circuits
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Safety practices for graphics equipment operation
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Basic understanding of math s it relates to one and two point proportion, perspective, and type specification
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Advanced application of graphic hardware and software
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Qualities and properties of print media and inks, and appropriate color applications of computer color designations
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Principles of image resolution, color mixing, and matching
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Ability to:
- Supervise staff with varying degrees of expertise
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Plan, organize, and monitor the work of the Screen Process Shop and determine strategies to achieve goals
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Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and ATU agreement
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Develop operating and capital requests
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Maintain organized and accurate graphic job files on computer database
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Communicate effectively orally and in writing
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Exercise judgment, analyze situation, identify problems, and recommend solutions
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Travel to offsite locations within a reasonable timeframe
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Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees and vendors
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Solve printing and equipment problems
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Read, write, speak, and understand English
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Minimum Qualifications
Potential candidates interested in the SCREEN PROCESS SHOP SUPERVISOR position MUST meet
the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Graphics, fine art or related field
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5 years' experience supervising screen process shop
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Valid California Class C driver's license
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Masters Degree in a related field desirable
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Special Conditions
- Exposure to the use of graphics equipment such as process camera, screen process press, sheet metal equipment, graphic computer equipment, photographic computer, densitomoter, knives, paper cutters, T-squares, triangles, compass, graphics equipment, Ink, chemicals, and other solvents
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Must comply with all California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and personal protective gear including, but not limited to, respirators, eye and hearing protective devices (HPD), if and when required
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Disclaimer
This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
Date Originally Created: 12/21/2001
Date Last Revised: 5/5/2006
AFSCME: 4010B