Prepress Coordinator - Days - Mississauga

Prepress Coordinator – PERMANENT – Day Shift - up to $31/hr + benefits

LOCATION: Mississauga, Ontario

Qualifications:

• Certificate or Diploma in Graphic Design

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat

• Filemaker, Macintosh OS, Windows OS, Esko Workflow, MS Office, Quark Express

• Experience in troubleshooting and pre-press file preparation

• Experience working on both PC and Mac platforms

• Experience in flexible packaging an asset

• Strong time and change management skills with a reputation for punctuality and reliability

• Collaborative attitude with the ability to interact effectively with management and colleagues

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of Food Safety and Health & Safety standards

• Computer literate

• Available for Day Shift ; possible off hour support in rare cases

Duties:

• Responsible for the complete prepress workflow of all items – from file submission to press approval in conjunction with external suppliers, customers as well as internal resources

• Track and monitor reach stage of the process

• Review processes for efficiency and maximize productivity

• Maintain adherence to GMP/AIB, Health & Safety Standards, and company regulations across all processes and personnel

• Log, prioritize and schedule work requests received through multiple formats (verbal, electronic, written), verify accuracy of information

• Coordinate customer approvals and validate printing / conversion specifications

• Order input and docket tracking

• Collaborate with Press Operator for colour matching and press approvals

• Serve as the main day to day contact for customers, suppliers and in-house press production team, providing timely response to all inquiries

• Enter the status and design info of each project into the graphics log, monitor project progress effectively to completion

• Maintain digital library of client graphics

• Work with production to monitor life expectancy of plates and order replacement plates in advance of next production run

• Receive design files from customers, forward to prepress house for preflight and proof outputs

• Request quotes from suppliers, get approvals, place orders and establish delivery timelines, coinciding with scheduled print production runs

• Set up meetings internally with press production team and QA for approval of job cards and comp key