Pre-Press Technician (Onsite) (Manufacturing)
Job Name: Pre-Press Technician
Reports to: Print Production Manager
Classification: Full time/Non-Exempt
Job Summary:
Prepress Technician will be involved in all aspects of prepress from proofing through the plate making process.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
· None
Duties/Responsibilities:
Follow all safety procedures, including running machines only when guards are in place, wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment, report all near misses and incidents immediately.
· Proofreading
· Sample making.
· Production preparation
· Proofing
· CMYK color corrections
· Offset plate making.
· Flexo plate making.
Performs other duties as required.
Required Skills/Abilities:
1 or more years' experience working with Adobe Illustrator
1 or more years' experience in a prepress environment
Ability to use Apple Mac OSX based workstations.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
· Experience in prepress for flexographic printing.
· Experience with platemaking (flexo and offset)
Performs other duties as required.
Education and Experience:
· High School or Technical School Training
Physical Requirements:
· Employees will be moving for the length of the shift, walk, stand, lift continuously. Must have finger and hand dexterity. May reach, stoop, bend, squat, kneel, crouch, and reach at odd angles. The plant is constructed on concrete floors.
· Occasionally moves/lifts up to 25 pounds; moves items over 100 pounds (with mechanical assistance).
· Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception; Ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to see and distinguish between colors.
· Typical manufacturing environment includes prolonged exposure to loud machine & noises, temperature varies, continuously working around machinery with fast, moving parts. Extreme cold (non-weather); Extreme heat (non-weather); Risk of electrical shock; the employee is regularly working near moving mechanical parts; Works in high, precarious places.
