PrePress Technician
About The Position
Brook & Whittle Ltd. is seeking a PrePress Technician to join their team. This role is responsible for preparing artwork and database files for flexographic flexible packaging printing. The technician will modify electronic, customer-supplied art files, making corrections to ensure proper format, appearance, and layout according to job details and press specifications. This involves using graphic programs to generate proofs, perform typesetting, make copy changes, correct digital images, perform color separation, and basic trapping to produce optimized, print-ready art files for flexographic or Digital printing. The role also includes verifying the quality of layout prints, proofs, and files for accuracy and consistency, and incorporating all press specifications such as marks, registration, gain curves, and profiles to achieve press matches. The technician will also communicate critical customer requirements and perform other related duties as needed, including making recommendations for process improvement.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of the flexographic printing process and its related specifications and limitations; specifically, ink lay down order and trapping, and a working knowledge of step and repeat as it directly relates to cylinder size, in order to accurately layout plates.
- Working knowledge of basic HP Digital Print file requirements and HP DFE functions.
- Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- At least 5 years of experience in Pre-Press in the printing industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare artwork and database files for flexographic flexible packaging printing
- Modify electronic, customer-supplied art files making color, text, and digital image corrections to assure proper format, appearance, and layout per job details and press specifications.
- Follow standard operating procedures for the use of graphic programs to generate a proof tem-plate layout, typesetting, copy changes, digital image corrections, color separation, and basic trap-ping to produce flexographic, or Digital, print-ready optimized art files to meet customer expecta-tions.
- Verify quality of layout prints, proofs, and files by evaluating spelling, content, and prepress standards with consistency across brands and projects.
- Incorporate all press specifications in files including marks, registration, gain curves, and profiles in order to achieve press matches.
- Communicate and emphasize care in areas where customer deems critical
- Perform related duties as needed by supervision
- Make recommendations for process improvement
- Review job tickets for production; plan and process accordingly
- Handle multiple jobs in various production stages
- Review proofs and artwork from customers and returns to prepress
- Analyze customer files for fonts, images, integrity and printability
- Adhere to quality control procedures
- Perform other duties when assigned
- Offer suggestions on a better way to execute production plan or reduce costs
- Effectively communicate with fellow employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
