Jobs at Central Digital Printers

The Plant Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the prepress department and coordinating production orders with scheduling according to Quality System Procedures and Work Instructions.
Must possess and maintain a working understanding of basic printing theory, including digital imposition, trapping, overprinting, screen ruling/angles, dot/press gain, paper characteristics, pagination, ink density, ghosting, color space, gathering lip, foil stamping, embossing, die cutting and color theory. Must be willing to work overtime as needed.

Job Description
· Oversees and ensures smooth running of the pre-press department
· Ensures all efficiencies and cost controls are being met.
· Develops new and improved methods for increasing production while meeting efficiency and utilization targets.
· Responsible for maintaining a safe, orderly and clean work environment.
· Requisitions materials. Maintains JIT inventory.
· Makes specific project assignments for all shifts as prescribed by the master schedule.
· Recommends and shows justification for new equipment purchases.
· Reports projects completed and status of in-progress work.
· Directs activities to meet customer requirements of quality, quantity and delivery.
· Develops a maintenance program that keeps machinery clean and in good condition.

Skills/Qualifications:
· Minimum of a bachelors degree (second class upper division) or masters degree in Computing, Graphic Design, Printing or Engineering, or any relevant field ; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
· Knowledge of techniques used in offset /digital printing to produce finished printed materials preferred.
· Two to five years of experience in a position requiring supervision, management or leadership skills preferred.
· Intermediate computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Office including an email application such as Lotus Notes or the equivalent, proficient data entry skills.
· Proficient in prepress software applications such as Acrobat, Chrome, Prinergy or RBA, Quark, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop as well as prepress software applications, hardware and server platforms to the extent necessary to assist in upgrades, work with vendors and train subordinates.