Strategic Print Production Planner

RRD; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

RRD in the Sacramento area is seeking a Production Planner to establish the production process for commercial print work, coordinate layouts, tickets, and purchase orders, and calculate production times based on size, quantity, paper stock, art, and color requirements.

You will negotiate with outside suppliers, review pricing, and work with managers and staff to develop and confirm manufacturing plans, follow up on jobs, and ensure accurate job ticket documentation in the system.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of planning experience in a commercial print environment.
• Strong understanding of web and sheetfed print processes (4-color) and imposition.
• Excellent problem-solving and ability to align priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication across organizational levels.
• Proficiency with MS Office and ability to learn new systems.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
• High degree of organization, accuracy and dependability.
• Ability to work in a team and handle extra hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Establish the production process for commercial print work produced.
• Supply clear, understandable job layouts, tickets, purchase orders, etc.
• Calculate production times after considering factors such as size, quantity, paper stock, art, and number of colors, and outside service/finishing requirements
• Coordinate the manufacturing of jobs with outside service suppliers after negotiating pricing and scheduling of materials.
• Work closely with managers, supervisors, and production personnel to develop, review and/or confirm information regarding various manufacturing plans.
• Evaluate pricing from outside vendors.
• Participate in identifying new outside vendors with capabilities that exceed or meet current supplier capability.
• Work closely with managers, supervisors, and production personnel to develop, review and/or confirm new, improved planning and manufacturing methods.
• Following up on jobs to evaluate why they performed better or worse than planned and incorporate the knowledge gained from this evaluation into the estimating/planning processes.
• Create press imposition layouts
• Calculate stock usage per press and bindery production standards
• Review lasers, check color break, page count, size, crossovers, trim, etc.
• Resolve issues and consult with sales, customer service, prepress, press or bindery staff to resolve issues affecting production
• Complete job ticket documentation in system

Skills

3+ years planning

Commercial print knowledge

Web and sheetfed print understanding

Imposition & layout knowledge

Vendor negotiation

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Analytical skills

Organization & accuracy

Team player

Flexibility / overtime

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

RRD in the Sacramento area is seeking a Production Planner to establish the production process for commercial print work, coordinate layouts, tickets, and purchase orders, and calculate production times based on size, quantity, paper stock, art, and color requirements.

You will negotiate with outside suppliers, review pricing, and work with managers and staff to develop and confirm manufacturing plans, follow up on jobs, and ensure accurate job ticket documentation in the system.