Printing/Scanning Technician (IT Tech I) - Non-Merit

Baltimore County is hiring a Printing/Scanning Technician (IT Tech I) for a non-merit position in Towson, MD. The role involves operating and maintaining printing and scanning equipment, preparing jobs, monitoring quality, and performing data entry. Additionally, the technician will handle billing, inventory management, and vendor relations for outsourced printing services. Applicants must provide proof of qualifications and complete all application fields to be considered.
JOB
Regular Schedule: 34 hours per weekA Non-Merit vacancy exists in the Office of Information Technology.Non-Merit positions are not classified within the Baltimore County Government Classification and Compensation Plan.A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below.Current and future vacancies occurring in any Office or Department of Baltimore County General Government may be filled from the list of eligible applicants.All interested candidates must apply at this time. List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experiences on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.Note: Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.You can attach your transcript(s) or license(s) to your application.Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
DEFINITION OF RESPONSIBILITYUnder close supervision, operate and maintain reproduction equipment used for in-house printing and document scanning services. EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIESProgram and prepare jobs for printing, Color printing, photographic reductions and enlargements, punching, binding and folding.Setup, program and release jobs from print queue.Monitor quality of job output for correctness and image quality.Document scanning prep, which includes removing binding elements, locating, and removing obstructions to pages, optimizing pages for capture process, and correctly organizing the files for scanning based on instruction.Scanning to include operating and maintaining equipment and capture software, feeding documents, reviewing images for quality, and achieving minimum production requirements.Data entry indexing that requires alpha/numeric typing and/or capturing of required data based on instruction.EXAMPLES OF OTHER DUTIESPrepare billing for work completed and related clerical duties such as counting, sorting, and filing. Place orders for printing supplies.Maintain inventory record of supplies.Maintain daily print job production logs and daily delivery manifests.Manage copier leases for the Towson campus.Manage vendors for out-sourced printing services.Document clean up that includes deleting blank pages that were missed during scanning process and rotating pages to ensure correct orientation, when required.Reordering scanned pages. Quality Assurance (QA) after scanning to include: checking images and data for quality and accuracyensuring capture of all pages and quality of scanned imagesensuring accuracy of indexing/data entryPerforms other related duties as required.(NOTE: ) The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This position is required to be on-site, every day. There is an occasional (one – two times per year) need for flexibility with scheduled hours for special print requests, which may require working weekend or evening hours. Physical and Environmental ConditionsThe work of this classification entails frequent walking, standing, lifting and carrying heavy objects, and the operation of equipment requiring the use of coordinative and manipulative skills. Some duties require exposure to potentially hazardous conditions such as chemicals and the moving parts of a machine. Applicant must have the ability to lift cartons weighing up to 50 pounds, as required.Employment Background InvestigationIncumbents must be of good moral character and emotionally stable. Applicants selected for an appointment to a position in Baltimore County must successfully complete an employment background investigation, including, but not limited to a criminal background, education, and fingerprint check.