Mittera Group
Print, marketing, and media with analytics
Manufacturing Supervisor
About the job
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Three to five or more years of press operator experience is required.
- Thorough knowledge of press operations and functions is required.
- The ability to plan, prioritize, and follow through on projects with minimal supervision is required.
- The ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions is required.
- Basic mathematics skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurements, and critical thinking, are required to solve practical problems.
- The ability to work effectively in stressful situations and meet stringent deadlines is required.
- Basic computer skills and the ability to use Microsoft programs and production-related software are required.
- Applicants must be self-motivated, reliable, and quality- and safety-oriented.
- The role requires pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling, and bending using proper body mechanics.
- The role requires pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- The role requires fine-motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity, and coordination.
- The role requires near visual acuity.
- The role requires working around and operating departmental equipment.
- The ability to access and navigate each department in the facility is required.
- Applicants must be able to function professionally under stressful circumstances.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Provide leadership and direction for press operations and ensure press teams maintain efficiency and quality standards based on customer specifications.
- Train and develop press crews.
- Coordinate production with the prepress and postpress departments.
- Maintain compliance and consistently enforce company, safety, and environmental policies and standards.
- Recruit, interview, hire, and train new department staff.
- Oversee the department's daily workflow.
- Provide constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Handle employee discipline and termination in accordance with company policy.
- Observe press operations and examine printed material to verify conformance with press-run specifications and customer expectations.
- Authorize product quality after proofs are checked for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
- Communicate with internal and external customers to ensure production requirements, schedules, quality, and final deliveries are satisfactory.
- Coordinate staffing to meet quality and production requirements without overstaffing.
- Maintain and monitor records including daily production and throughput, plate make-over requests, maintenance requests, accident reports, counseling records, press production information sheets, and roll performance records.
- Monitor press speeds, waste, and labor.
- Communicate excess downtime to the Scheduling department.
- Assist operators in coordinating preventive maintenance for presses.
- Work in both office and production environments and use required personal protective equipment for applicable production tasks.
- Perform other assigned duties.
- One to three or more years of previous supervisory experience is preferred.
- Mechanical ability is preferred.
About the company
Mittera Group operates as a multi-platform print, marketing, and media partner that has expanded from traditional commercial printing into a full communications provider. Its offerings include data analytics with segmentation, predictive modeling, and campaign execution, together with fulfillment and distribution of materials through a nationwide network of facilities. This enables clients to plan, target, and deliver marketing programs efficiently across channels. The company differentiates itself through an integrated, simplified approach to communications and a broad operational footprint, supported by acquisitions and a focus on supplier diversity with minority-owned, veteran-owned, and woman-owned partners. Its goal is to help major brands grow their business, raise brand awareness, and achieve marketing objectives by coordinating print, marketing, and media services under one umbrella.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Des Moines, Iowa
Founded
2009
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Phoenix Lithographing keeps Philadelphia production running under Mittera, broadening Mid-Atlantic coverage.
- Rex3 and Phoenix add specialty print and fulfillment depth for retail and collectibles clients.
- Mittera still markets itself as a one-stop communications partner, supporting Hy-Vee and AutoZone relationships.
What critics are saying
- Jacksonville closed May 18, 2026 after a primary customer left, cutting 100 jobs.
- One customer decision can strand capacity; repeated account losses compress margins through 2026.
- Mittera’s acquisition-led model depends on continuous deal flow; a dry 2027 kills growth and integration economics.
What makes Mittera Group unique
- Mittera’s June 18, 2026 Phoenix deal extends integrated print, data, creative, and marketing nationally.
- Its eight-state facility network pairs local production with fulfillment, distribution, and mailing capabilities.
- The 2026 website emphasizes supplier-diverse sourcing and technology-enabled campaign execution for enterprise clients.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Company Match
Paid Time Off
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Legal Insurance
Identity Theft Protection Insurance
Company News
Printing company Mittera closing Jacksonville plant, affecting 100 jobs. The Iowa-based company said the loss of a customer prompted the closure. * By Mark Basch * | 9:21 a.m. May 20, 2026 * | 2 Free Articles Remaining! * Business Mittera Group Inc. filed a notice with the state May 18 saying it is closing its Jacksonville plant at 10301 Busch Drive N., affecting 100 full-time jobs. The printing company said in a letter filed under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act a decision by the plant's primary customer to move its work to another provider is prompting the closure. The letter said the 100 employees will be terminated between July 17 and the end of 2026. Employees will receive wages and benefits through their last day of employment and retirement and insurance benefits will be provided in accordance with the terms of applicable benefit plans. Des Moines, Iowa-based Mittera provides print, mail and marketing services. The company has plants in 11 states, including Florida facilities in Pompano Beach and Sunrise, according to its website.
Mittera has acquired Rex3, a Florida-based commercial printer, enhancing its services in specialty print production and tapping into the collectibles market. This acquisition, Mittera's 24th, allows Rex3 clients to access Mittera's national platform and technology solutions. Rex3 will continue operations in Sunrise, Florida, with existing teams. Aramar Capital Group advised Rex3 on the transaction.
Mittera acquires selected assets of Rogers Printing.
Mittera, a Des Moines, Iowa-based national printing industry powerhouse that has grown largely through M&A deals, has acquired select assets of The AngstromGroup, including hiring some of its workers.
Mittera, a privately-owned print and marketing service provider, has acquired Atlanta-based commercial printer, Geographics, Inc. Geographics is a web, sheetfed, digital printing, and fulfillment company in the greater Atlanta region.