Senior Printing Technician (Printing Technician 3)

Competition # : 49755  

Department: Service Nova Scotia

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG  

Closing Date: ​08-Sep-26 ​ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence.  Our vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.

About Our Opportunity

King's Printer is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Printing Technicianto provide advanced technical expertise and operational leadership within our print production environment. Reporting to the Coordinator of Production, you will support the delivery of secure, high-quality print services to government departments while helping coordinate daily operations and workflow priorities.

Primary Accountabilities

As the Senior Printing Technician, you will:

• Operate and oversee digital printing, bindery, and finishing equipment to ensure efficient, accurate, and high-quality production.
• Coordinate daily print production workflows, prioritize work, and assign tasks to staff based on workload, deadlines, and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, training, and mentorship to printing technicians and students.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex, confidential, or high-priority print projects.
• Review print specifications and completed work to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with security requirements.
• Monitor and maintain inventory levels for paper, toner, and specialty print materials, including forecasting requirements and coordinating purchases.
• Perform administrative duties including production scheduling, job tracking, workflow monitoring, maintaining production records, preparing reports as required, documenting procedures, and coordinating service requests with clients and vendors.
• Liaise with internal clients, suppliers, and service providers to support efficient production outcomes and customer service excellence.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have 5 years of related experience including the following:  

• Significant experience in digital print production and finishing operations.
• Strong knowledge of print production equipment, workflows, and quality control processes.
• Experience coordinating work in a production environment and providing technical guidance to others.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality. 

Assets

The following would be considered assets:

• Experience with high-volume digital print environments.
• Knowledge of print management software and workflow automation tools.
• Experience working with confidential or secure print material

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly demonstrate how they meet each of the stated qualifications in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

This position is based in a print production facility and involves standing, bending, lifting, operating production equipment, and maintaining sustained attention to print quality standards. The work environment includes competing priorities, urgent requests, and technical troubleshooting.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career. 
• An engaged workplace where we foster respect and recognition. 
• Forward thinking policies and strategies. 
• Countless Career Paths for Nova Scotians.

Pay Grade:TE 15  

Salary Range:  $1,842.36 - $2,125.54 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, Persons of African Descent, Racialized Persons, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ Persons and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

Accommodation Statement: We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at Show email.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued. 

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information. 

If you are receiving a pension from the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) or any related plans, you cannot receive pension payments while contributing to the same plan. If you accept a position that requires PSSP contributions, your pension payments must be stopped. Please contact the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation for more information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Show email.