Packaging Pre-Press Specialist - Flexo & Color Expert

Bunzl Career; Bakersfield (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Destiny Packaging, a division of Bunzl, is seeking a Marketing and Pre-Press Specialist in a hybrid Bakersfield, CA role. You will handle artwork pre-press, color management, and barcode verification for flexible packaging projects with domestic and international partners, ensuring timely delivery and regulatory accuracy.

The position requires 3–5 years in packaging artwork production, strong detail orientation, and excellent organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a related field is preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in packaging artwork production, pre-press, or related print production.
• Strong understanding of flexographic printing, color separations, trapping, and print production requirements for flexible packaging.
• Experience preparing artwork for substrates like PE, BOPP, PET, laminations.

Responsibilities

• Receive, preflight and correct customer and agency artwork for flexographic printing.
• Prepare print-ready files including trapping, color separations, and dielines.
• Manage color matching, Pantone standards, and ink drawdowns with partners.
• Prepare and verify UPC/EAN, GS1 DataBar and PLU barcodes for accuracy.
• Route proofs, track approvals, and maintain accurate job records.
• Coordinate with domestic and overseas print/converting partners on plate making and schedules.
• Support quality control by comparing samples and documenting defects.
• Advise on design-for-print, colors, line screens, and cost-effective artwork choices.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Printing Technology, Packaging, or related field

Job description

Destiny Packaging, a division of Bunzl, is seeking a Marketing and Pre-Press Specialist in a hybrid Bakersfield, CA role. You will handle artwork pre-press, color management, and barcode verification for flexible packaging projects with domestic and international partners, ensuring timely delivery and regulatory accuracy.

The position requires 3–5 years in packaging artwork production, strong detail orientation, and excellent organizational and communication skills.