Repro Operator
Location: Nottingham
Salary: DOE
Company: One of UK's largest packaging manufacturers.
Role: Working on carton packaging files for the food industry, litho print process.
Our client is looking for an ArtPro Plus / Reprographics Operator to join their team in Nottingham.
You will be responsible for end-to-end handling of client artwork, pre-flighting, rectification, proofing, imposing, and plating with a willingness to operate as a broad skilled pre-press operative and assist the Repro Manager wherever necessary. Pre-flight and produce repro files / proof client supplied artwork files to tight deadlines ensuring they meet appropriate production specifications.
Key Responsibilities:
* Identify and carry out artwork alterations / corrections to assist clients where necessary to conform with print-ready production specifications.
* Step and repeat layouts predominantly for multi-version, multi-working sheet complex printed packaging production.
* Colour management, colour profiling, and curve management.
* Process artwork file layers for decorative finishing processes such as embossing, spot UV varnish & foiling.
* Seek out methods for minimising and mitigating risk of error in all pre-press processes.
* Be part of the process of quality checking from pre-release of files to them being supplied to the Plate Room.
* Keep up to date with the latest reprographic, graphic design & structural packaging design software & hardware that the company would benefit from.
* Perform ongoing process reviews to present new ideas & ways of working in conjunction with the Repro Manager.
Requirements:
* Experience creating technical repro files.
* Previous experience working within packaging - ideally cartons but not essential.
* Adobe Creative Suite skills specifically Illustrator.
* ESKO experience - ArtPro preferred.
* Full and comprehensive understanding of Combination print Reprographics & Print Processes (Gravure/Offset/Flexo/Screen/Eboss/Foilers plus Digital & Hybrid print knowledge).
* Experience of the print industry and processes i.e. flexo and digital.
* Artwork amendments / creation experience.
Our client is looking for a forward-thinking individual who would like progression opportunities.
Apply:
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