Prepress Tooling & Plate Coordinator

Assta Labelhouse; Georges River; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Assta Labelhouse in New South Wales is seeking a reliable Prepress Tooling & Plate Coordinator to join our busy production team. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of prepress asset management and production floor support, ensuring tooling, plates, and silk screens are prepared, inspected, and staged ahead of schedule so production lines run smoothly.

You will retrieve, check, and stage tooling and plates from the library, manufacture plates and screens, manage the library, and

Qualifications

• Experience working in a print, packaging, or manufacturing prepress environment.
• Hands-on experience in plate-making, screen exposure, or washout processes.
• Exceptional organizational skills with methodical inventory tracking and asset management.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality control.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve, check, and stage tooling and plates from the library for daily work orders.
• Manufacture printing plates and silk screens, including exposing images onto plate material and coated screens, washing them out, and conducting quality checks.
• File, organize, and maintain the tooling and plate library, returning assets after job completion.
• Inspect returned tooling for damage, manage inventory levels, and coordinate replacement tooling.
• Collaborate with prepress and production teams to verify components match job specifications before press deployment.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Plate-making

Screen exposure

Inventory management

Quality control

Job description

We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Prepress Tooling & Plate Coordinator to join our busy production team. This hands-on role sits at the critical intersection of prepress asset management and production floor support. You will be responsible for ensuring that all necessary tooling, plates, and silk screens are accurately prepared, inspected, and staged ahead of schedule so our production lines run seamlessly every day.

Key responsibilities

Retrieve, check, and stage all appropriate tooling and plates from the library for daily work orders.

Manufacture printing plates and silk screens, including exposing negative and positive images onto raw plate material and coated screens, washing them out, and conducting rigorous quality checks.

File, organize, and maintain the tooling and plate library, returning all assets promptly after job completion.

Inspect returned tooling for damage, manage inventory levels, and coordinate the ordering of replacement tooling as needed.

Work closely with the prepress and production teams to verify that all components match job specifications prior to press deployment.

About you

Experience working in a print, packaging, or manufacturing prepress environment.

Strong mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience in plate-making, screen exposure, or washout processes.

Exceptional organizational skills with a methodical approach to inventory tracking, filing, and asset management.

High attention to detail and a commitment to quality control.

Ability to work autonomously and manage daily priorities in a fast-paced production setting.

Permanent full-time position with stable daytime hours.

Competitive industry salary commensurate with experience.

Supportive team environment within an established manufacturing leader.