Print Production Planner

ANRO Inc.; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ANRO Inc. is seeking an experienced Print Production Planner to manage complex print projects from initial specifications through production, finishing, mailing, and billing.

The role works closely with Sales, Estimating, Production, customers, and outside vendors to ensure projects are produced efficiently, accurately, and on schedule. Strong collaboration and meticulous attention to detail are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Technical or trade-school training in printing or graphic communications is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of print estimating, production planning, customer service, or similar commercial printing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects between Sales, customers, vendors, Estimating, and Production.
• Review job specifications and determine the most efficient production methods, equipment, and workflow based on volume, schedule, quality, and cost.
• Partner with Estimating to identify cost-effective production options and with Production to develop effective schedules.
• Manage jobs throughout the complete production workflow, including customer specifications and purchase orders, job planning and scheduling, raw material requirements, outside purchasing and vendor operations, bindery and finishing requirements, production layouts and imposition requirements, direct mail requirements when applicable, and billing.

Skills

Print MIS

Excel

Word

Vendor coordination

Project coordination

Education

High school diploma

Technical/trade-school training in printing

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Print MIS

EFI Monarch

Excel

Word

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Print Production Planner who can manage complex print projects from initial specifications through production, finishing, mailing, and billing.

This role works closely with our Sales, Estimating, Production, customers, and outside vendors to ensure every project is produced efficiently, accurately, and on schedule.

What You’ll Do

We are looking for an experienced Print Production Planner who can manage complex print projects from initial specifications through production, finishing, mailing, and billing.

This role works closely with our Sales, Estimating, Production, customers, and outside vendors to ensure every project is produced efficiently, accurately, and on schedule.

What You’ll Do

• Coordinate projects between Sales, customers, vendors, Estimating, and Production.
• Review job specifications and determine the most efficient production methods, equipment, and workflow based on volume, schedule, quality, and cost.
• Partner with Estimating to identify cost-effective production options and with Production to develop effective schedules.
• Manage jobs throughout the complete production workflow, including:
• Customer specifications and purchase orders
• Job planning and scheduling
• Raw material requirements
• Outside purchasing and vendor operations
• Bindery and finishing requirements
• Production layouts and imposition requirements
• Direct mail requirements, when applicable
• Create and plan new print jobs within the company’s Print MIS system.
• Identify potential production issues early and recommend solutions or workflow improvements.
• Monitor projects to ensure they are completed accurately and on time to meet customer commitments.
• Ensure completed jobs are entered into billing promptly and accurately.
• Support special projects and other operational responsibilities as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

Education & Experience

• High school diploma required.
• Technical or trade-school training in printing or graphic communications is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of print estimating, production planning, customer service, or similar commercial printing experience preferred.
• Experience working within a commercial printing or direct mail environment strongly preferred.

Printing Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of the commercial print production process, including:

• Offset sheetfed printing
• Digital sheetfed printing
• Digital web/roll-fed printing
• Wide-format printing
• Paper, substrates, ink, and color
• Prepress and production layouts
• Bindery and finishing
• Direct mail and lettershop operations
• Outside manufacturing and vendor coordination

Experience managing projects from prepress through press, finishing, and mailing is highly desirable.

Systems & Technical Skills

• Experience with Print MIS systems preferred.
• EFI Monarch experience is a plus.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.

Skills That Will Make You Successful

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Comfortable making production decisions independently.
• Able to collaborate effectively across Sales, Production, Estimating, Purchasing, and outside vendors.
• Flexible and able to reprioritize quickly as customer and production requirements change.
• Dependable, punctual, and accountable.