Prelim Prepress Operator

RR Donnelley•Cudahy, WI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. 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. This role involves reviewing electronic files from clients, ensuring their completeness for plate making. The operator will use electronic page layout software to manipulate print job formats, determine page layouts considering folds, trims, bleeds, and grippers, and add necessary marks. They will identify and communicate any missing or problematic components to the relevant personnel and collaborate to resolve issues. The position also includes loading electronic files for manufacturing output, preparing color proofs, and potentially operating CTP plate making equipment and bending/tabbing equipment. Quality checks on finished plates are also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's
A thorough understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required
Advanced color management skills and the ability to work with different digital file 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

Nice To Haves

Experience with imposition software (Mac) and Adobe Creative Suite software (PC) is preferred

Responsibilities

Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process
Using electronic page layout software (desktop publishing software) manipulates 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 Rep, customer and production personnel
Work directly with Customer Service Rep, customer, and production personnel as necessary to work out any problems with the job
Load customer supplied electronic files for output during the manufacturing process
May prepare color proofs for customer review
May impose images and operate CTP plate making equipment and bending/tabbing equipment to prepare plates for press
Perform quality checks on finished plates before releasing to manufacturing