Prepress Technician

We are looking for a detail-oriented and skilled Prepress Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for receiving and preparing client files, ensuring accuracy, and generating production-ready materials. This position involves tasks like pre-flighting artwork, creating PDF and hard copy proofs, and making flexo and jet plates. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to advance to a Lead Prepress Specialist role, overseeing the prepress workflow and team operations.

ROLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School or Equivalent
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Pre-flight/ Prepress experience
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and align operations and sales processes to achieve business results
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, resourcefully with minimal oversight
• Experience of at least 1 year
• Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and Quark
• Mac Computer Programs Used:
• Quark
• Adobe Creative Suites

Skill Requirements Ability to work at an advanced level on a Mac in Adobe Creative Suites and Quark. Ability to follow an order all the way through completion beginning from art arrival to layout to manufactured end product.Duties/Responsibilities Typesetting, composition, trapping, stepping, image placement and color modification

Description: Prepare and RIP client supplied digital files for color printing

Benefits Competitive salary package

• Work closely with customer service to ensure complete customer satisfaction with final product.
• Must be self motivated, detail oriented, posses time awareness and be able to work with limited direction under a dept manager
• Knowledge of Esko’s Automation Engine and Digital Flexo Suite helpful
• Perform routine maintenance on all equipment.
• Making plates and setting up files
• Pre-flighting client supplied files and make necessary changes to ready for print.
• Proofread all generated artwork including customer artwork and final approved files
• Output files to imagesetters or cdi, depending on plate requirements
• Maintain knowledge of all output devices including proofing equipment, cdi and processors
• Ensure that files are properly set up and consistent with what the customer desires.
• Prep the file for the printing process (file manipulation, font sourcing/substitution, file identification, placement, etc.)
• Process PDF, and graphics files that come in e-mail, delivery, walk in, or other method.
• Ensure required resources are available to complete job (media, fonts, graphics, etc.).
• Respond appropriately to fault, error, and alert messages.
• Evaluate output and adjust to obtain a desired level of image quality.
• Troubleshoot problems that occur during job submission or the printing process.
• Address problematic orders and customer complaints.
• Process, comprehend, and follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
• Gather, organize, and wrap completed work for delivery to customer or next department.
• Report mechanical failure to the Production Manager.
• Conscientious and consistent effort to quickly and accurately complete each task and/or job is the company’s productivity standard.
• Perform any other tasks, duties, or functions directed by the Production.
• Health & Dental Insurance
• 401K including profit sharing

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $28.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Adobe Creative Suite and Quark: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person