Print Engineering Lead - Color & Packaging Workflow

RR Donnelley; Illinois; On-site; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

RR Donnelley is seeking an experienced Engineering Project/Process Manager to lead standardization and innovation of printing, packaging and prepress workflows and color management. You will orchestrate multi-site technical projects, drive enterprise color standards, and collaborate with Operations, IT, QA, and Procurement to align investments and strategic goals.

The role requires expertise with printing equipment, prepress automation, workflow systems, and vendor management, with a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Engineering or a related Manufacturing Management field.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience
• Project Management: Proven track record of managing complex cross-departmental technical projects, software upgrades, and multi-site implementations
• Vendor Management: Experience evaluating, negotiating, and managing third-party vendor contracts and capital equipment procurement
• Ability to execute capital projects by managing groups of employees, equipment manufacturers, and other suppliers both remotely and onsite
• Manage the estimating, capability analysis and implementation of equipment additions and improvements
• Develop, utilize and update complex spreadsheets and project management tools to track assets, capabilities, condition, age and replacement plans across the worldwide manufacturing platform.
• Create detailed models and testing protocols to compare new equipment technologies as they are introduced to facilitate the asset selection process
• Proven ability to develop relationships by networking within and outside the company to provide rapid responses to manufacturing needs
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relationships across multiple touchpoints, including printing, packaging and prepress equipment, facilities, lighting and other responsibilities as assigned.
• Lead technical evaluations, specifications, and project delivery for capital equipment and software purchases.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Operations, IT, Quality Assurance, and Procurement) to align technical investments with overall business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end planning and implementation of technical prepress and color management projects across multiple business units.
• Manage and orchestrate workflow upgrades, system migrations, and enterprise-wide technology rollouts with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize prepress automation.
• Develop and maintain working technical knowledge and operational expertise in flecographic, digital and offset technologies, imaging devices and CTP systems.
• Lead print process standardization across digital, proofing, flexographic, and offset printing operations.
• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide color management specifications, standards, and guidelines.
• Perform digital, proofing, and offset press color assessment, and custom color/ICC profile data modeling.
• Ensure consistent color reproduction across diverse substrates, output devices, and geographical locations.
• Oversee and optimize prepress systems centered on theKodak Prinergy and Eskoworkflow environment.

Skills

Project Management

Vendor Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Engineering or related Manufacturing Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

RR Donnelley is seeking an experienced Engineering Project/Process Manager to lead standardization and innovation of printing, packaging and prepress workflows and color management. You will orchestrate multi-site technical projects, drive enterprise color standards, and collaborate with Operations, IT, QA, and Procurement to align investments and strategic goals.

The role requires expertise with printing equipment, prepress automation, workflow systems, and vendor management, with a strong