Prepress Operator

Meyers Printing•Brooklyn Park, MN

2d•$30 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Meyers is seeking a Prepress Operator who is eager to innovate, learn, and grow with the company. The Prepress Operator will be responsible for operating all equipment within the Prepress area and will possess a thorough understanding of the work and requirements of the department. This role is crucial in ensuring the quality and accuracy of print jobs before they go to production.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent.
Must be able to read, write legibly, follow verbal and written instructions, analyze layouts accurately and clearly communicate any job problems, questions, concerns.
Six (6) years' work experience as a desktop Mac Operator in a commercial printing company.
Reads and understands technical drawings (including CAD drawings and similar).
Working experience Microsoft Office Suite. Working knowledge/experience of MAC/PC applications.
Must be able to move rolls of paper, plates, proofing files, and chemistry.
Lifting up to 50 pounds maximum occasionally.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in Adobe Creative Suite, Kodak Prinergy and Esko.

Responsibilities

Read MIS instructions and prep information for special instructions about job.
Download jobs into Meyers file structure and preflight customer file to make sure all support files are available along with fonts.
Trap customer files.
Send completed jobs to contract color proofer for digital proofs, double checking proofs with customer original files to make sure they match.
Reads instructions and checks layouts and prep information for gripper margin, bleed allowance, pagination, take off bars, and ghost bars.
Photoshop color correction and retouching as required.