Pre-Press Service Operator (Multiple Shifts)

Diversified Global Graphics Group DG 3; United States; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Pre-Press Service Operator, where your attention to detail and quality control skills will be key in ensuring the integrity of printed products. In this dynamic role, you'll be responsible for checking proofs, managing job specifications, and maintaining quality standards that directly impact client satisfaction. This position offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively within a dedicated team, ensuring that every product meets high standards before it reaches manufacturing. If you thrive under pressure and are passionate about quality in print, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a Pre-Press department with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to follow quality procedures and maintain logging processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of proofs and maintain quality output in Pre-Press.
• Log jobs into Monarch Accounting System and escalate discrepancies.

Skills

Proofreading

Quality Control

Attention to Detail

Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Certification from a Graphic Communications Institution

Tools

Monarch Accounting System

Job description

Pre-Press Service Operator (Multiple Shifts)

Location: US

Department: PrePress

Summary

To maintain the procedures and controls of quality for Diversified Global Graphics Group. The prepress service associate (PPS) will ensure the integrity of proofs, proofreading, output of plates and processor maintenance. The PPS associates in the Pre-press Services department controls the quality output of the Pre-press Department. He/she is the last person in the department to see our product before plates go out to manufacturing or proofs are supplied to the client. The quality controls they provide well reduce press down time, ensure client satisfaction and reduce remake costs.

Accountabilities

Provide world service to our clients and DG3 from initial request to the delivery of printed products. Ensure that all quality procedures are followed, and all logging and tracking processes are maintained. Responsible for the integrity of Monarchinput on jobs and time sheets. Escalate any job discrepancies to the supervisor of the department.

Summary Area

• Checking proofs and rule outs of Digital Blues and Color Proofs. Ruling out press sheets. Ensuring that position and pagination is correct.
• Take ownership of all jobs inspecting Digital Blues and Color Proofs. Ensuring that all corrections have been made and that the layout, pagination, trims, bleeds, position, screen rulings, screen angles, size, copy, color breaks, press, sheet size, layout, bindery method, margins and spine size are all correct. Requires Proofreading copy check, slugging lasers of copy and checking Preflight copy proofs.
• Log jobs into Monarch Accounting System and maintain the integrity of the information.

Pre-Press Service

• Checking plates. Ensuring that all corrections have been made and that the plate bend, layout, pagination, trims, bleeds, position, screen rulings, screen angles, size, copy, color breaks, press, sheet size, layout, bindery method, margins and spine size are all correct.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Pre-Press – responsibilities include Checking press sheets. Rule out press sheets to ensure that the press specs are ok. Check color break, Proofreading verbatim/slug copy as required, ensure corrections have been made and take ownership by initialing press sheet.
• Professional to check the quality of jobs to be printed on press using DG3 Standard Operating Procedures.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or Certification from a Graphic Communications Institution
• 3+ years’ experience working in a Pre-Press department
• Able to work collaboratively

The job is primarily performed in an office environment. Some work may be done in a manufacturing and/or warehouse environment that may be noisy, hot, and humid. The environment can be stressful at time with deadline pressure to complete multiple priorities.

EEO Statement: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core DG3 values. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not allow discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.