Job Details: Job Location: WHITE BLUFF, TN 37187, Position Type: Full Time, Job Shift: 1st Shift, Job Summary: Supervise all art production and keep production informed to maintain timely daily creation of proofs and plates.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Daily updates of graphics schedule, delegation and following up with all graphics projects from mock-ups, preflight, digital artwork, proofreading, and LEN QA.
- Preflight and transfer customer-supplied files using their native Mac or PC software.
- Work with Manager to direct the production of artwork and printing plates.
- Work directly with customers, customer service, production, product development and sales on new projects evaluation to satisfy client and quoting preproduction needs.
- Attend and direct client, design group, and prep house production meetings.
- Assist Graphics manager, production managers/supervisors, and QA manager with resolve of print or graphics related issues and implementation of quality improvements.
- Assist managers, supervisors, and ESKO System Admin as needed to engineer supplied graphics.
- Assist manager and Graphics system admin with department continuous improvement.
- Maintain consistent communications of project details and client records.
- Complete graphics group employee annual reviews.
- Develop and oversee prepress quotes.
- Backup Graphics & Prepress Manager.
- Monitor and inform customer service of open graphic accounts billable.
- Follow established procedures, quality control steps and complete all required documentation.
- Maintain courteous and professional atmosphere.
- Responsible for compliance with all regulatory, facility food safety, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs) policies and procedures.
Qualifications & Essential Functions:
Qualifications/Skills:
- Must possess advanced-level proficiency with ESKO Automation Engine (Pilot) software.
- Must demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe CC) software.
- Must be able to maintain good client relations both external and internal customers.
- Must have superior written and verbal communications skills.
- Must have 7 years flexo color separation/job engineering experience.
Essential Job Functions:
- Must follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), having visitors use the front office door and sign-in and sign-out, by escorting visitors and making sure they follow GMPs, and being aware of surroundings and reporting suspicious activity that could lead to Food Defense and Food Safety related concerns.
- Must have experience in supervising and equipment procurements.
- Must at times work independently of others and possess necessary experience to provide decision making.
- Must be able to work unsupervised long, odd hours.
- Must conduct press approvals.
- Must be able to supervise all aspects of graphic pre-press equipment.
- Must have reading skills necessary to properly understand orders, material labels, reports, warning signs, etc.
- Must be able to distinguish subtle shades of color accurately in order to match samples and color designations on orders and design concepts.
- Must be able to lift 25 – 60 lbs.
- Must be able to comprehend and follow detailed instructions without constant supervision.
- Must be able to communicate operating problems to supervisor.
- Must be able to logically deduce (reason) the source of problem in a design which prevents commercially acceptable printing, propose a solution to that problem and carry out that solution, i.e. ability to evaluate, assess and make decisions.
- Must have eyesight (whether corrected or not) which allows individual to distinguish hairlines, registrations and color accuracy.
- Must have maturity and disposition to always operate and execute safety.
- Must understand and be able to implement safety emergency procedures.
- Must have physical strength to stand for lengthy periods of time and be able to reach and see above 50” in height and 40” in depth.
- Must be able to interact with and follow instructions from quality control and/or management to maintain specified quality standards.
- Must possess good typing/computer skills.
- Must be able to work well with personnel both in the department and outside the department (sales, production, customer service, etc.) even under high-pressure situations.
- Must be able to work under stress of tight deadlines.