GENERAL DEFINITION

This is supervisory electronic printing work utilizing a Xerox 9700 electronic printer in the City's central computing agency. The employee in this class is responsible for preparing print specifications, reviewing user requests for printed forms, planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of a subordinate programmer, and establishing the most cost-effective method for creating special designs for reproduction in the electronic printing environment. Interacting effectively with users to review criteria for form change and redesign, maintaining software libraries, and reporting printing costs are significant to the work. Work is performed under the direction of a technical superior.

ALLOCATING FACTORS:
(The following conditions must be met for a position to be approved for this class.)

1. Only one position can be allocated to this class.
2. This position must supervise the entire Forms Design Unit for P.C.C.
3. This position must supervise at least one programmer.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)

• Receives and reviews requests for special print designs; confers with, and serves as liaison for, requestors in determining feasibility and needs in accordance with established City standards; serves as technical advisor on electronic print design projects.
• Ensures that production schedules, goals and standards are met; rearranges job orders to meet critical deadlines; interacts with users to determine deadlines; coordinates with operations supervisor, a schedule for projects to regulate the flow of input and meet expected deadlines; prioritizes print projects; determines input and output times; monitors print and design operations while in progress and upon completion.
• Develops printing specifications; utilizes a terminal connected to printer to create or change forms; writes printing or form specifications using Print or Form Description languages; ensures that printer and terminal operating procedures are followed; updates in-house or vendor-supplied software to meet user needs; installs new software products for forms designs or print control; reviews output during and after design or print runs to ensure accuracy and efficient operation and production.
• Plans, assigns and reviews the work of a subordinate programmer engaged in designing print specifications for printing or forms design projects; instructs subordinate in terminal use, print and design control language and procedures, forms design related to electronic printing, and procedures for data input; tests subordinates' completed specifications and projects; directs subordinates to work towards meeting production goals and deadlines; instructs subordinates in departmental and administrative policies and standards.
• Maintains printing and design specification programs; updates programs as needed; maintains libraries of printing and forms design software; maintains backup files of programs and data on magnetic tape.
• Interacts with requestors to establish the best cost effective method for completing electronic printing projects; compiles costs of printing projects; determines costs of paper, ink, and other supplies; submits costs to supervisor.
• Determines causes of printing problems, devises solutions to those problems; implements solutions or refers problems to contracted vendors for resolution.
• Monitors vendor compliance to warranty and maintenance contract stipulations; prepares reports describing vendors' performance.
• Reviews vendors' brochures, newsletters and trade journals concerning new hardware and software packages; determines feasibility of acquiring new products; makes recommendations concerning new equipment to superiors.
• Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the principles, practices and procedures of data processing operations.
• systems software terminology.
• jobs control languages used under DOS/VSE, VM, and MVS operating systems.
• system libraries.
• programming languages associated with Xerox 9700 electronic printers.

SKILL IN:

• designing forms using a computer screen format.

ABILITY TO:

• use a computer terminal.
• write printing specifications for submission to a subordinate programmer analyst.
• schedule and coordinate Xerox 9700 electronic printer projects.
• communicate data processing concepts to non-technical representatives of user agencies.
• adhere to time schedules.
• supervise effectively.
• revise operating procedures for more efficient performance.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, officials in user departments, and other data processing personnel.
• train subordinate personnel in the job languages and procedures necessary to utilize the Xerox 9700 printer.
• understand the nature of user forms design requests and put them into specification form.

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

(The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 8/92).

EDUCATION:

• Education equivalent to the twelfth school grade and formal training in DOS/VSE, VM, and MVS job control language and VM/CMS editor or their equivalents supplemented by formal training in the programming and operation of the Xerox 9700 Electronic Printing System.

AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

• Four years of experience performing para-professional data processing work monitoring and controlling production and/or supporting programming activities.

AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

• One year of experience utilizing programming skills to design and format print projects on a Xerox 9700 electronic printer.

Or any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department which has included completion of formal training in printing specification writing and operation of Xerox electronic printing equipment, and the specific experience listed above.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP20
Class Established: 10/1988
Latest Spec. Revision: 6/1992

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