Prelim/Prepress Operator 1.

RRD Company; Timonium (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

RRD Company in Timonium, MD is seeking a Printing and Bindery Specialist for the 1st shift. The role involves reviewing client files, preparing layouts, and ensuring accuracy before plate making.

Experience with Kodak Prinergy is a plus; you will work with Customer Service and production staff to resolve issues, load files, and prepare proofs. The position offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Proficient with Mac and PC design/layout software
• Understanding of PDF/TIFF/EPS formats across OS
• Basic color management and handling of digital formats
• Knowledge of output to various devices and readiness to learn new graphics software
• Familiar with offset printing and color interactions
• Mechanical skills for small tools and equipment maintenance

Responsibilities

• Review client files for completeness before plate making
• Utilize desktop publishing to format print jobs to paper size
• Plan page layouts with folds, trims, bleeds, gripper, crop marks and color bars
• Identify missing/problematic items and notify Customer Service and production teams
• Collaborate with Customer Service, clients, and production to resolve job issues
• Load client files onto the Pre-Press server for output
• Create electronic page images for manufacturing proofs used by Press and Bind operators
• May prepare color proofs for customer review

Skills

Graphic design software

Layout software

Digital file formats (PDF, TIFF, EPS)

Color management

Output to devices

Offset printing basics

Mechanical skills

Tools

Kodak Prinergy

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Shift: 1st Shift
• Compensation: USD 19.01 - USD 27.18 - hourly

Company Description

RRD/PCA is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. You can take Light Rail to commute to PCA.

The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process
• Experience with Kodak Prinergy is a plus, please ensure it is on your resume
• Using desktop publishing software manipulate the format of the print job to the dimensions of the paper
• Determine page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, and add crop marks and color bars as necessary
• Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel
• Work directly with Customer Service Reps, customer(s), and production personnel as necessary to work out any problems with the job
• Load customer supplied electronic files for output, onto the Pre-Press file server
• Create an electronic image of the pages to create manufacturing proofs used by the Press and Bind operators during the manufacturing process
• May prepare color proofs for customer review

Qualifications

• Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's
• Good understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required
• Basic color management skills and the ability to work with different digital formats are required Must have the ability to output digital files to various output devices; must have the ability to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis
• Must have an understanding of the offset printing process and how one color affects another
• Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on a flatbed scanner, image setter, and automated film processing equipment is required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Thepay range for this role at the noted location is $19.01 - $27.18 / hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call-in, and stand-by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance,maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

At RRD, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity. To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools during interviews to ensure an authentic and secure experience. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain a transparent and equitable hiring process.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background and drug screen.