Residence Requirements:

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS: CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE WRITTEN TEST AND MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. There is one vacancy at the Erie County Division of Information and Support Services.

 A promotion examination will be held at the same time as this examination. The list resulting from the promotion examination will be used first but appointments from this open competitive examination are anticipated. Use of the list may be suspended after it is one year old for any position which it is practical to fill through a new promotion examination.

Examples of Duties:

A Senior Offset Machine Operator is responsible for operating offset type printing machines and other related equipment in the reproduction of a variety of office forms, charts, reports and other printed material;

Receives requisitions for printing work such as forms, pamphlets, reports, bulletins, and other related material;

Plans and lays out work schedules, corrects proof, processes offset plates;

Operates a cylinder or offset machine of the multi-lith or davidson type that may include multicolor processes;

Estimates and cuts paper; binds; binds printed material;

Operates a punching, stitching, padding, cutting, folding or other related machines　

Maintains and makes adjustments to machines and equipment; keeps equipment clean; prepares reports of work performed;

Supervises the work and inspects the performance of a small number of offset machine operators and assigns clerical help, making work assignments and giving technical work guidance and instruction.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must meet following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and three years of office or print shop experience, at least two years of which must have been in the operation of an offset printing machine.

Notes:

1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.

A copy of A Guide to the Written Test For The Entry-Level Clerical/Typist Series may be viewed and/or downloaded at the New York State Civil Service web site located at https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm If you do not have Internet access, you may obtain a copy by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope (size required to accommodate the guide – manila 10" x 13") to the Erie County Personnel Department,95 Franklin Street,Buffalo,New York 14202 or by picking one up in person at Room 604.

Subjects of Examination:

The written test is designed to test for knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such areas as:

1. CLERICAL OPERATIONS. WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS These questions are designed to test a candidate's visual perception and basic clerical accuracy in working with alphanumeric characters. The candidate is required to read, compare, check, reorder, and count letters and numbers following specific directions for each question. Knowledge of the alphabet and the ability to count are required.

2. RECORDKEEPING- These questions are designed to test a candidate's ability to perform common record keeping tasks. The test consists of two or more "sets" of questions, each set concerning a different problem. Typical record keeping problems might involve the organization or collation of data from several sources; scheduling; maintaining a record system using running balances; or completion of a table summarizing data using totals, subtotals, averages and percents.

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Use of a quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculator is recommended. Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers.., " Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similardevices are prohibited. You may not bring books or otherreference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $15.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.