Quality & Process Leader in Print & Packaging

Label Aid; Huron (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching and profit sharing

Medical, life, dental, and vision

Paid time off & holiday pay

Job summary

Label Aid, a family-owned label manufacturer in Ohio, seeks a Quality & Process Manager to lead and advance quality systems across prepress, printing, finishing and production. You will prevent defects, strengthen process control, and ensure customer-approved requirements are carried through every stage.

Collaborate with Prepress, Production, Customer Service, Sales and Management to identify quality risks, investigate root causes, improve workflows, and implement practical improvements that

Qualifications

• Experience in quality, prepress, process control, technical operations, or production leadership within labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons, commercial printing, or a related print manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of print-production workflows from approved artwork through prepress, RIP processing, printing, finishing, and shipment.
• Working knowledge of prepress, color management, RIP/DFE systems, file/version control, barcodes, variable data, and production proofs.
• Experience identifying print defects, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Familiarity with digital and/or flexographic printing, label converting, materials, coatings, laminates, die cutting, and related finishing processes is preferred.
• Experience with automated prepress/workflow platforms such as Esko Automation Engine, HYBRID CLOUDFLOW, Kodak Prinergy, or comparable systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve quality systems across prepress, printing, finishing, and production.
• Develop and maintain controls to ensure artwork, specifications, revisions, and production files remain accurate throughout the manufacturing process.
• Improve workflows and system integration between MIS, prepress, RIP/DFE, and production equipment to reduce manual handling, version errors, duplicate data entry, and other opportunities for error.
• Establish and maintain effective preflight, file-release, first-piece approval, in-process inspection, finishing inspection, and final quality procedures.
• Investigate customer complaints, spoilage, reruns, internal defects, and recurring issues using root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action.
• Establish quality standards and checkpoints for print quality, color, registration, copy accuracy, barcodes, variable data, die cutting, finishing, and embellishments.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality through workflow automation, automated preflight, file comparison, barcode verification, inspection technology, and system integration.
• Monitor quality performance and trends, including complaints, nonconformances, spoilage, reprints, recurring defects, and customer escapes.
• Maintain quality documentation and train employees on quality standards, inspection procedures, process discipline, and problem escalation.
• Conduct process audits, support customer quality requirements, and promote a company-wide culture of quality ownership and continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality management

Process improvement

Root-cause analysis

Quality documentation

Communication

Problem solving

ISO 9001

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Manufacturing / related field

Tools

Esko Automation Engine

HYBRID CLOUDFLOW

Kodak Prinergy

Job description

Label Aid, a family-owned label manufacturer in Ohio, seeks a Quality & Process Manager to lead and advance quality systems across prepress, printing, finishing and production. You will prevent defects, strengthen process control, and ensure customer-approved requirements are carried through every stage.

Collaborate with Prepress, Production, Customer Service, Sales and Management to identify quality risks, investigate root causes, improve workflows, and implement practical improvements that