PrePress Technician

Should be aware of their responsibilities and their accountability is clearly defined for key staff involved with product safety, legality, and quality systems. Interact with customer service, external customers and other business leaders regarding the status of jobs and in problem-solving scenarios.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrates commitment to safety and performs job duties in accordance with company safety policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates commitment to quality and performs job duties in adherence to GMP guidelines.
• Should be aware of their responsibilities and their accountability is clearly defined for key staff involved with product safety, legality, and quality systems.
• Understand job ticket information to determine quantity, special work instructions, and any other special customer requirements.
• Create and manipulate MAC & PC files with several different Graphic Design programs.
• Work with the Macintosh platforms utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop, In-Design and Acrobat PDF files.
• Prepare Photoshop images for optimal Flexo printing.
• Pre-flight documents according to printing standards and make necessary adjustments to all types of files to ready them for print and digital reproduction.
• Interact with customer service, external customers and other business leaders regarding the status of jobs and in problem-solving scenarios.
• Must be able to function in highly technical, team environment under high stress, tight deadlines and interruptions.
• Learn new equipment and procedures quickly and easily pass on this knowledge to others.
• Apply knowledge of imposition, color separation and trapping for press.
• Coordinate Press Oks, work with press operators to manage projects without guidance.
• Create mylar dieline layouts.
• Understand department communication systems, schedules, time/attendance system and job reporting requirements.
• Actively participates in Lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Education/Certification:

• • High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Formal post-secondary graphic communications training in the various types of computer software used in Electronic Prepress.

Work Experience:

• • 3 - 5 Years Flexographic Prepress experience for wide web printing.
  • Additional Digital, Offset, and Flexographic printing experience a plus.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• • Safety sensitive position - ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner.
  • Ability to work overtime and weekends as required based upon the needs of the business.
  • Software knowledge of Esko software, DeskPack, and Artpro+ is considered an asset.
  • Experience with the Macintosh platform utilizing Illustrator, Photoshop and In-Design files.
  • Ability to interact with external customers to solve graphics problems and troubleshoot art files. Demonstrates skill in application of separating and stepping electronic art.
  • Working knowledge of object-based screening processes and its application in production workflows.
  • Demonstrate strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, with advanced skills in color correction and image optimization.
  • Ability to effectively work in teams.
  • Ability to work in a production-based environment with moving equipment and people.
  • Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles.

This position is onsite. No remote opportunity.