REPRO OPERATOR

Location: Nottingham
Salary: DOE
Company: One of UK’s largest packaging manufacturer.
Role: Working on carton packaging files for the food industry, litho print process.
Our client is looking for a Reprographics Operator to join their team in Nottingham.

You will be responsible for end-to-end handling of client artwork, pre-flighting, rectification, proofing, imposing and plating with a willingness to operate as a broad skilled pre-press operative and assist the Repro Manager wherever necessary. Pre-flight and produce repro files / proof client supplied artwork files to tight deadlines ensuring they meet appropriate production specifications

• Identify and carry out artwork alterations / corrections to assist clients where necessary to conform with print-ready production specifications
• Step and repeat layouts predominantly for multi version, multi working sheet complex printed packaging production
• Colour management, colour profiling and curve management
• Process artwork file layers for decorative finishing processes such as embossing, spot UV varnish & foiling
• Seek out methods for minimising and mitigating risk of error in all pre-press processes
• Be part of the process of quality checking from pre release of files to them being supplied to the Plate Room
• Keep up to date with latest reprographic, graphic design & structural packaging design software & hardware that the company would benefit from
• Perform ongoing process review to present new ideas & ways of working in conjunction with the Repro Manager.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience creating technical repro files
• Previous experience working within packaging - ideally cartons but not essential
• Adobe Creative Suite skills specifically Illustrator
• ESKO experience - ArtPro preferred but will be given training
• Full and comprehensive understanding of Combination print Reprographics & Print Processes (Gravure/Offset/Flexo/Screen/Foilers plus Digital & Hybrid print knowledge).
• Experience of the print industry and processes i.e. flexo and digital
• Artwork amends / creation experience
  Our client is looking for a forward thinking individual who would like progression opportunities.

• Identify and carry out artwork alterations / corrections to assist clients where necessary to conform with print-ready production specifications
• Step and repeat layouts predominantly for multi version, multi working sheet complex printed packaging production
• Colour management, colour profiling and curve management
• Process artwork file layers for decorative finishing processes such as embossing, spot UV varnish & foiling
• Seek out methods for minimising and mitigating risk of error in all pre-press processes
• Be part of the process of quality checking from pre release of files to them being supplied to the Plate Room
• Keep up to date with latest reprographic, graphic design & structural packaging design software & hardware that the company would benefit from
• Perform ongoing process review to present new ideas & ways of working in conjunction with the Repro Manager