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The Oregonian Publishing Company Work Values

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Daily Duties at The Oregonian Publishing Company:

My responsibilities are to: • Organize daily editions with set up and processing to meet all deadlines • Maintain inventory • Direct and Train employees in inventory procedures • Support annually inventory audit for more than 500,000 plates, film, and chemicals utilized in production. Ensure operational capability of equipment with regular maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. • Manage electronic ink files for equipment use and ensure quality of negatives while providing color registration. (utilizing pdf format) • Direct, train and manage pre-press staff and temporary staff when needed along with improving team concept with training and assistance to exterior departments for higher productivity. • Participate in development and organization of new safety standards for production plant and survey problem areas between pre-press and pressroom to create a safety first environment for personnel. • Act as Safety Officer for production department managing cross functional team of 12 to 15 employees over past 14 years to change overall corporate culture to promote safe work environment and reduce lost time injuries.


What they like about The Oregonian Publishing Company:

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Information about The Oregonian Publishing Company


Company Rank: 3.0 out of 5

Average length of employment : 39 years

Average salary of employees: $69,961

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with The Oregonian Publishing Company:

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Were your performance expectations clearly communicated?

5.0

Were you recognized for meeting or exceeding expectations?

5.0

Did you feel like your personal contribution was important?

5.0

Was your career path clearly outlined and discussed?

5.0


03|
I would recommend this as a place of employment.
2.0
I believe in the purpose of this organization.
3.0
I would work for this organization again.
1.0
I feel employees are fairly compensated.
1.0


Climbers who worked at The Oregonian Publishing Company had these interests:

Books
Michael Crichton - Timeline An Intreging novel that looks into time travel with a twist.
Dean Koontz - From the Corner of His Eye A murder mystery about a child who regains his eye sight.
Robert Ludlum - The Bourne Identity It's a three book series on covert government turned bad.
Dean Koontz - Watchers A book about a government/military experiment gone wrong...and good at the same time. One of my favorite books.
Ed Viesturs - No Shortcuts To The Top A book about Climbing Everest.
Stephen Ambrose - Undaunted Courage History about Lewis and Clark.
Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air A book about an Everest adventure turned bad.
Sebastian Junger - War A war corespondant
Nelson DeMille - The Gold Coast A two book series about the Gold Coast, a mafia don and lover. A must read, but must read both books (The Gate House) together, everything tidies up in the second book.
Gordon Prange - At Dawn We Slept A historical fact filled book on december 7, 1941.
Websites
Mazamas

http://www.mazamas.org/

Local climbing and hiking club where I volunteer.
Greyhound Pet Adoption NorthWest

http://www.gpa-nw.org/

Is an organization that my wife and I volunteer for in their fostering program. The primary purpose of Greyhound Pet Adoption Northwest is to find responsible loving homes for Greyhounds, which fail to qualify or no longer qualify for the racetrack. Grey
The Oregonian Publishing Company

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/

Oregon Live and the Oregonian Publishing Company gets the news out to the community.


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