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Dow Jones & Co. Assistant Foreman/Woman in White Oak, Ohio
Dow Jones & Co.
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
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White Oak
Full time JobReq52088
*Job Description:*
About the Team:
The team is part of the Print Operations Business.
About the Role
Assist the Press Foreman/Woman in directing and oversight of press operations in the manufacturing of Dow Jones' and contract print publications in a cost-effective manner, with the highest quality standards available using existing technology. Meet customer expectations for reproduction quality, content freshness and productivity, while managing materials consumption cost-effectively. Assist the Foreman/Woman to employ best practices for safety and performance and continuous improvement processes/procedures, staff schedules and effective staff development to achieve results. You will be based in White Oak, Maryland reporting to the Foreman/Woman.
You Will:
Assist the Foreman/Woman in contributing to the business unit financial and operating objectives by: insuring staff employs and maintains effective processes and develops and refines skills; providing leadership; implementing efficient staffing/spending plans.
Assist the Foreman in directing and performing press operations to continuously improve upon the Production Quality Score, which integrates key performance measures such as reproduction quality, content freshness, productivity, and cost-effective materials consumption.
Assist the Foreman/Woman in developing and maintaining open communication with employees while clearly emphasizing the goals and objectives of the department.
Provide ongoing staff training and development to insure each employee learns all appropriate job functions, procedures and equipment operation within the press area of responsibility.
Assist the Foreman/Woman to insure performance standards are met and support staff development by providing, as necessary, skill and knowledge enhancement through workshops and active assignments.
Assist the Foreman/Woman in evaluating equipment and materials to improve Production Quality Score in a manner consistent with a plant and department w