Prepress Manager - Printing

Job description / Role

Objectives:
- Lead and manage a team of up to 20 staff
- Devise and implement SOPs to ISO standards
- Responsible for entire pre press operations, layouts, plate making, die making, layout films, digital printouts
- Coordinate and deliver clients needs against tight deadlines

Managing Staff of:
Mac operators
Digital Machine operators
CTP plate makers

Main responsibilities:
- Ensure clear, consistent and relevant communication occurs to help deliver the company goals.
- Communicates regularly with the other departments to ensure good information and work flow.
- Work effectively with all members of the management and wider company teams to support the company values and develop a strong, empowered and highly skilled operation.
- Work closely with the planning personnel to improve design center efficiency.
- Work closely with the production manager to help implement the dept. operational plan.
- Manage colour management/colour profiles and how that relates to the print process (calibrating monitors/using colour profiling on images and documents).
- Can develop and implement best practice in the production of digital proofs.
- To develop and implement a training and development program for the center staff.
- Plan jobs to match with the production scedule in order to meet customer required delivery date.
- To check and clarify the integrity of all files that are received from external agencies or manufacturers and to ensure the structure and integrity of all artwork files are correct before creating a print ready PDF.
- Manage staff working hours, overtime and shift patterns

Reporting to: General Manager
Duration: Permanent position

Requirements

- University Qualifications: Bachelor degree
- Nature and length of previous experience: 6 8 years experience
- Age Range: 30-45
- Specialist knowledge: customer orientation
- Expert knowledge of pre press operations and good knowledge printing & binding operations
- The person must have a great work ethic, enthusiastic and positive attitude together with a strong commitment to being the best and delivering excellence.
- Good leadership skills adopting a collaborative approach whilst ensuring the final goal is always delivered.
- Expert in PDF workflow, both Mac and PC platforms with the proven ability to trouble shoot Mac and PC files, corrections and proofing
- Expert knowledge of all Adobe programs including Indesign CS6, CC, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark , and Page maker. Word, Publisher, Power Print and Excel experience is a plus.
- Excellent organizational skills to maintain and develop SOPs

About the Company

In today's fast moving global environment, companies have to respond to their client's needs in an increasing value added capacity. At Zabeel we don't just put ink to paper, we take your ideas, and look for ways to make you unique and stand out from the crowd. Our dedicated technical design department will skillfully create the look, feel and texture that is perfect for your project. We then engineer paper and cardboard with state of the art technology and equipment to ensure that the world sees your ideas as you conceived them, and to your exacting standards.

Our excellence in service and product quality comes from our ability to meet all your expectation; always on time as promised, on budget and always with outstanding quality. No one likes surprises so we anticipate all problems to avoid costly mistakes. We also work with our customers hand in hand through the process, which builds a trusting and confident relationship. To ensure an efficient production process, we have implemented stringent quality control systems that provide alerts whenever there is a glitch. This process includes systems that monitor the entire life cycle of a print job that provides cues for appropriate intervention if required.