Pre-press Supervisor

About the job

 Pre-press Supervisor | Labels | South Suffolk | c£35,000 (negotiable on experience)

Aim Search are partnered with a successful family owned label printing company based in Suffolk, they supply a range of self-adhesive labelling solutions to a wide and varied client base.  They are have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pre-press Supervisor who will be responsible for managing and supervising the Pre-Press department.

You will maintain smooth operation of procedures and workflow in a timely and accurate manner for the entire department. 

About the Pre-press Supervisor role:

• Execution of colour management for digital and flexo.
• Identifying and leading the development and implementation of Prepress workflow process improvements and automation along with promoting the use of Packz.
• Responsible for devising tracking system of daily work orders in correlation with production schedule and on time delivery to both internal and external customers.
• Read and accurately interpret production orders and printing specifications to process files.
• Prepare layouts according to exact work ticket specifications using the proper systems, processes and software programs.
• Pre-flight PDF files according to printing standards of files to prepare them for print and digital reproduction 
• Interact with customer service and other business leaders regarding the status of jobs and problem-solving scenarios.
• Maintain consistent communications of project details and scheduled job status with other managers and customer service.
• Maintain an updated schedule of jobs for both digital and flexo presses.
• Communicate with customer services regarding any problems, questions, concerns regarding electronic file issues.

About the successful Pre-Press Supervisor:

• Knowledge and understanding of printing theory, including impositions/stepping, trapping, resolution, material characteristics, file manipulation, colour control, printer registration marks, and ID marks for all press ready files.
• Strong Colour knowledge.
• Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, imposition software, Packz and Esko.
• Good understanding of HP Indigo DFE is advantageous
  
  

If this sounds like you, please APPLY ASAP for more details!!