Pre-Press Supervisor

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. – Interacts with other departments. – Read and accurately interpret production orders and printing specifications to process files. – Help create KPIs and SOPs and drive continued improvement. – Prepare layouts according to exact work ticket specifications using the proper systems, processes and software programs. – Review electronic files that are received from clients, impose/step as needed and send to Domino and Indigo presses. – 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. – Maintains customer files. Properly names files and moves merged/old files to the correct account folders. 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