Pre-Press Specialist - 1st Shift at SOUTHERN CHAMPION TRAY LLC

Mansfield, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Pre-press production, Offset printing, Digital printing, Color separations, Trapping, Imposition, Color management, Color theory, Proofing, Artwork file layout, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Esko Automation, Packaging design, Quality control, Troubleshooting

Industry

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

Description

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include: * Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships. * Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community. * Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth. * Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: The PrePress Specialist is responsible for all pre-press / pre-flight production activities and the preparation of graphic art files needed for offset and digital print production of custom, retail paperboard packaging (folding cartons). Prioritizes and organizes work to ensure customer art files are fully prepared to go to production line, while ensuring overall productivity, quality standards, deadlines and customer specifications are achieved. SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY: * Verify customer specifications and complete all preflight responsibilities in order to meet client and production needs in an offset print shop * Troubleshoot and prepare customer art files including printing separations, color correction, text edits, retouching and some design * Prepare PDF’s and color proofs including mockups and 3D models as necessary for customer approval * Create stepped layouts and assist in printing plates as needed * Consistently seek opportunities to improve processes, procedures and automation that will positively impact productivity, accuracy and overall quality to better serve our customers; work with the team to present new ideas and improvements to Supervisor. * Actively research current industry trends, new product innovations and modern technologies that will better improve support to SCT customers and enable the team to provide distinctive service. * Provide Customer Service with full support from incoming art to press ready printing plates * Collaborate with CAD design, Production, Customer Service and Sales through entire pre-press/design workflow process in order to meet customer specifications and quality standards * Support internal departments with various graphics requests to promote, market, and communicate both internally and outside of SCT * Assist in implementing new technology and testing as needed to keep up with advancements in the graphics field * Ensure certification requirements and specifications are met (ie: GMI color control, G7 certification, software upgrades) * Ensure proper equipment maintenance as related to safety, productivity, quality and service QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Minimum 3+ years of experience in Pre-Press production / operations including offset and digital print; 2-year or 4 year Technical / Vocational Degree in related field is a plus; requires knowledge of color separations, trapping, imposition, color management concepts / color theory, proofing and artwork file layout; solid proficiency with MAC systems and graphics software such as Illustrator and Photoshop; familiarity with Esko Automation Products (Webcenter) is a plus; Packaging / folding carton industry experience is strongly preferred. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must have the ability to read and understand complex documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly, and communicate in English. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide both fractions and decimals, solve equations, read measurements. Use formulas to calculate and analyze data. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, regularly required to walk, stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, reach with arms and hands. Ability to lift/move up to 25 pounds. A person must be able to perform these functions for a minimum of 8 hours straight (with any applicable breaks during day) on a regular basis. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team member successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Normal office environment, however, frequent trips into plant where you must be able to safely encounter an environment around moving machinery and equipment, loud noise, heat, fumes and paper dust. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.

Responsibilities

The Pre-Press Specialist is responsible for all pre-flight production activities and the preparation of graphic art files for offset and digital print production. They must collaborate with various departments to ensure customer specifications, quality standards, and deadlines are met.