Job Requirements:

• Knowledge and background in production prepress for a Commercial and Packaging printer
• Imposition experience (currently using Preps and Metrix)
  • Page layouts for folding signatures
  • File Trapping
• Kodak Prinergy workflow experience:
  • Understands RBA’s
  • Understands process templates
  • File trapping
  • Line screens (Stochastic vs conventional)
  • UCR vs. GCR
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Understands how to Pre-Flight customer supplied files including:
  • Minimum DPI Resolution for rasterized files and vector-based files to reproduce on press.
  • Fonts, bleeds, overprinting vs knocking out.
  • Ink densities for files
• Must be detail oriented
• The ability to prioritize and organize large amounts of information
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to direct and manage a Team of 4
• Color Management experience along the ability to calibrate plate setter
  • Plate tolerances and dot gain on Press
• Any experience in Folding Carton using programs such as Esko, Artios or similar
• Digital Press experience both Toner and HP Indigo
• Die line creation
• IT/Network experience would be a “Bonus”

What you will be doing:

• Manage/direct people and workflow of the department
• Implement production schedule
• Maintain Network and updates for department
• Typeset and/or edit job files following the directives provided by Customer, hard copy samples, or work order instructions
• Output proofs
• Set up imposition schemes according to job specifications
• Output plates as directed for press room production
• Daily and routine maintenance of all prepress equipment
• Output jobs through digital printing devices
• Maintain high customer and company standards