Printer Operator – N1 City, Cape Town

Printer Operator – N1 City, Cape Town

WE MAKE PATIENT CARE A PRIORITY. IF YOU DO, JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY!

PathCare is a partnership of pathologists in private practice across South Africa that has been assisting doctors and healthcare professionals determine and confirm diagnoses since 1923. We are registered with the HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa) and all our laboratories are SANAS accredited.

An opportunity exists for a Printer Operator to join the team in the DTP department at our N1 City branch in Cape Town. We are seeking an individual who displays a high level of ethics and integrity while consistently aligning with the PathCare values.

Key Competency Requirements

  • Grade 12 (Matric) qualification
  • Basic Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe Acrobat Reader – Pdf)
  • Knowledge of CorelDRAW and Meditech is advantageous
  • Digital Printing background, fast paced copy shop working environment is advantageous
  • Proficient in all relevant tasks and keen to train newly appointed staff
  • Client-focused with excellent attention to detail
  • Display initiative
  • Ability to problem-solve
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, independently as well as in a team
  • Adaptability
  • A positive attitude & flexible work-style
  • Must be fluent in English with an understanding of Afrikaans
  • Must be prepared to work shifts, weekends & public holidays
  • Must have an acceptable track record/performance record with regard to the technical and behavioural competencies required to perform in this position

Key Responsibilities

  • Co-ordinate incoming printing requests and respond to urgent enquiries
  • Prioritise order slips and assign print tasks to the relevant production line
  • Take new orders, resolve queries and negotiating delivery timelines over the phone.
  • Operate both the duplicator (Duplo) and laser printers (Toshibas)
  • Setup and printing of personalised forms on CorelDRAW, Word and Pdf
  • Operating the guillotine to trim books to specifications
  • Stack and binding of printed sheets into the bookbinder
  • Label printing and maintenance of machinery
  • Dispatch of forms/labels

Your contribution to the company will be rewarded with a market-related remuneration package which includes a retirement fund contribution and risk benefits (Group Life and Disability cover), an annual bonus, competitive maternity benefits, a health care allowance, discounted pathology tests, payment of HPCSA/SANC annual registration fees and developmental opportunities at the PathCare Training Academy.

Applicants who meet the criteria and are interested in joining our dynamic team are required to complete the attached application form and submit this together with a CV to thulani.ngcobo@pathcare.co.za

Closing date: Friday, 9th October 2026

Please note: by applying for this position, your application will be subject to verification checks of your driver’s licence, ID document, qualifications/proof of registration, credit and criminal checks if required. Candidates must be willing to participate in a rigorous evaluation process.

PathCare is committed to the pursuit of excellence and diversity in achieving our equity targets and the organisation’s approved Employment Equity plan will be considered as part of the talent acquisition process. All qualified candidates including people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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