Flatbed Printer / RIP Station Operator

Flatbed Printer / RIP Station Operator Alliance Exposition Services LLC Las Vegas, NV Job Details Full-time 5 hours ago Qualifications Materials handling Stakeholder management Full Job Description Large-Format Trade Show Graphics Monday through Friday. Standard weekday schedule | Weekends and overtime as business needs require About the Role Alliance Nationwide Exposition is looking for a Flatbed Printer / RIP Station Operator for our LAs Vegas team. The ideal candidate understands both sides of the print workflow: setting up files correctly at the RIP station and running flatbed production equipment with accuracy, consistency, and pride in the final product. If you can review incoming files, catch issues before they hit the machine, set up jobs correctly, and produce clean rigid trade show graphics that are ready for finishing, we want to talk to you. This is a fast-paced production role. We need someone who understands quality, deadlines, material handling, color expectations, equipment care, and the real cost of avoidable mistakes. Experience with flatbed printing is the priority. RIP experience is highly valuable. If you also have cutter, finishing, or prepress knowledge, even better. Key Responsibilities Operate flatbed printers for trade show, exhibit, and live event graphics. Set up and process jobs through RIP software for accurate output. Review files for size, scale, resolution, bleed, panels, and production requirements. Load, align, print, and inspect rigid materials. Monitor color, registration, image quality, curing, media fit, and print consistency. Prepare rigid graphics for booth signage, backdrops, wall graphics, panels, displays, and exhibit visuals. Coordinate with company stakeholders to keep jobs accurate, clear, and moving. Help catch file, material, and production issues before they become expensive problems. Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient print production area. Requirements Flatbed printer experience required or strongly preferred. RIP software experience preferred. Large format print, trade show, exhibit, or event graphics experience preferred. Comfortable with rigid material handling, job setup, color expectations, and production specs. Able to read work orders and follow job instructions accurately. Basic understanding of scale, bleed, panels, cut paths, and finishing requirements. Summa cutter, CNC cutter, finishing, or prepress experience is a plus. Accurate, organized, detailfocused, and able to work quickly. Good communication, collaboration, and problemsolving skills. What We Offer Competitive pay based on experience Comprehensive benefits package offered Dynamic, collaborative environment in the live events industry Opportunity to grow your production, RIP, and largeformat skill set How to Apply Submit your resume with your relevant production experience. Tell us what equipment, materials, RIP software, or large-format production workflows you have worked with. Flatbed printing, rigid substrate, trade show, exhibit, event graphics, cutting, finishing, or prepress experience is preferred. Alliance Exposition is an equal opportunity employer. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty with or without accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, physical demands and or ability necessary to achieve success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. About Alliance Exposition Services LLC Alliance Exposition Services, a leading provider of comprehensive hotel show solutions, from small-scale gatherings to large-scale expositions, provides comprehensive trade show production services tailored to show managers and event producers. Alliance Exposition is the nation's go-to General Show Contractors at hotels. Our nationwide reach ensures seamless execution anywhere in the United States, while our proven track record of success, with a strong client retention rate, and event production in over 535 hotels, speaks volumes about our commitment to delivering exceptional results.