Prepress Technician

OneTouchPoint; Hartland; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Prepress Technician to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for producing high-quality offset plates, proofs, and digital files using advanced techniques. Your expertise in software like Photoshop and Illustrator will be essential as you ensure the correct file formats and resolutions for customer projects. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your skills will contribute to timely job completions and customer satisfaction. If you're passionate about the printing industry and looking for a role that challenges your technical abilities, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Strong working knowledge of computers and software.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality offset plates and proofs for customers.
• Perform advanced computer functions using complex software.

Skills

File Format Determination

Scan Resolution Adjustment

Troubleshooting

Advanced Computer Functions

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Prepress Workflow Familiarity

Tools

Quark Xpress

Photoshop

Illustrator

In-Design

Adobe Acrobat

Windows OS

Microsoft Software

Job description

General Summary: The Prepress Technician, under the direction of the Prepress Manager, is responsible for producing high quality offset plates, proofs, and digital files for internal and external customers, utilizing advanced and complex techniques.

Essential Duties: Determine correct file format for customer supplied hard copy and artwork. Determine proper scan resolution, file size, color mode, image size and file format. Ensure correct file placement in customer documentation. Troubleshoot Perform advanced computer functions, using more complex computer software to general films. Software includes: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design and Adobe Acrobat. Expose high quality offset printing plates for the press. Expose high quality line negatives from the process camera. Expose and compile finished proofs for customer approval; provide proofs for press checks.

Marginal Duties: Maintain equipment in Prepress. Assist in any production area to ensure the shipment of completed jobs on timely basis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to speak effectively and respond to questions from managers, customers or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Overall familiarity with Prepress and workflow. Have strong working knowledge of computers, including Windows, Adobe and Microsoft Software.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and to use hands to finger, handle, or touch; frequently required to walk; required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to talk and to listen. The position requires repetitive lifting and bending. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and close vision. Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.