Quality Control Technician 2 in Salford

With more than 150 years of industry-leading experience, the businesses of SGS & Co and SGK are uniting to form SGX—a powerful force in innovative packaging production. Building on the legacy of trusted service since 1947 and 1953, SGX will deliver the full suite of packaging graphics, plate and cylinder production, and metal deco services to brand owners, retailers, and printers—all with a focus on reducing complexity, delivering flawless in-market execution, and leveraging global reach to drive consistency and impact at scale.

We are looking for a Senior Quality Control Operator to join the team based in Salford. The role is responsible for ensuring agreed upon quality standards are met in final layouts for intermediate production assignments, with limited guidance from the client project team. This position executes digital and analogue techniques to confirm final product meets project standards and complies with technical specifications. This position ensures the Production team achieves published on-time delivery, along with internal and external quality KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Attends project or production meetings as necessary to understand specifications of the project.
• Establishes high quality standards for all production processes, workflows and client deliverables.
• Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high quality intermediate level artwork, effectively using industry-standard software, tools, and prepress and print techniques.
• Performs assigned tasks within the overall production workflow and assigned budget, according to work order specifications, industry and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), company standards, and the client’s brand guidelines and standards.
• Ensures client project team has most current information about the status of the assigned project(s) by logging and maintaining in the project tracking system accurate records of the project plan, time dedicated toward a specific project and any quality issues.
• Meets quality standards for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to management for improvements in reports, tools, processes and assigned tasks.
• Supports Company’s profitability efforts by focusing on ensuring the appropriate quality standards of the completed production activities against the original client specifications.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Propelis is a go-to-market ecosystem that enables marketers to move their brands forward with greater speed, clarity, and confidence. Our broad range of integrated solutions include brand creative, packaging, print solutions, branded environments, and content production. Services are delivered through our family of brands: SGX, Marks, Equator, Collide, and 5Flow. With a combined legacy spanning more than 150 years, Propelis commences operations with 10,000 employees in 30+ countries, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, and a diverse client base of over 2,000 leading companies.