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Posted: February 13, 2026 (2 days ago)

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Printing Plant Worker (Security Room)

Government Publishing Office

Legislative Branch

Fresh

Location

Washington, District of Columbia

Salary

$29.90 - $32.06

per hour

Closes

February 27, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working in a secure room at a government printing facility, where you'll handle tasks like packing, labeling, and inspecting printed materials while keeping the area clean and safe.

You'll also operate and maintain equipment such as disintegrators, balers, and production machines to process documents securely.

It's a good fit for someone reliable and hands-on who enjoys physical work in a structured, government environment and has experience in manufacturing or warehouse settings.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform printing plant tasks independently with minimal supervision, including packing, labeling, loading, stacking, and inspecting printed materials
  • Experience maintaining a clean and safe work area
  • Skill in operating, inspecting, and performing routine maintenance on disintegrator and baler equipment
  • Proficiency in operating production machinery such as hand banding, automatic paper jogging, and automatic boxing machines
  • Knowledge of following established operating procedures and safety requirements
  • Ability to complete quality control documents and pull required samples
  • Relevant paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work, that demonstrates these competencies

Full Job Description

GPO employees possess a diverse array of talent in many administrative fields and trades.

We provide other agencies with innovative services for the printing, publishing, storage, and distribution of digital content.

If you are an energetic, inventive individual looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career opportunity, GPO may be the place for you.

This position is part of the Government Secure and Intelligent Documents, Government Publishing Office in Washington, District of Columbia To qualify for the Printing Plant Worker (Secure Room), KX-4401-3 position, you must meet the following requirements: Applicants must meet the following SCREEN OUT/JOB ELEMENT #1 Ability to do the work of a Printing Plant Worker (Security Room)(Screenout), without more than normal supervision, to be considered eligible for the position.

Applicants must have experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to independently perform the duties typically required of this position.

These duties include: packing, labeling, loading, stacking, and inspecting printed material for quality while maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Candidates will be required to Operate, Inspect, and perform routine maintenance on disintegrator and baler equipment to feed and process material and identify basic operational issues.

Operate production machines to process materials and follow established operating procedures and safety requirements i.e. hand banding, automatic paper jogging and automatic boxing machine.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement to be considered.

Major Duties:

  • Cleaning and maintaining a safe work area.
  • Loading and unloading work on skids, table, machines, or trucks.
  • Operates, inspects, and maintains disintegrator and baler equipment by feeding materials and performing routine operational tasks.
  • Operates production machinery, including hand banding, automatic boxing, and automatic paper jogging equipment, to process materials.
  • Complete all required quality control documents and pull all required samples

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 26-12856081-DE-GB