Platemaking - Prepress Operator 2 at Lakeside Book Company in Willard, Ohio

Job Description:

Starting Rate: $24.10

Work Hours: 7AM-3PM; 3PM-11PM; 11PM-7AM (Rotating shifts) Weekends as needed

Location: Willard, OH

As a Prepress Operator 2, you will:

• Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process.
• Using electronic page layout software (desktop publishing software) manipulate the format of the print job to the dimensions of the paper.
• Determine page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, and add crop marks and color bars as necessary.
• Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the Customer Service Representative (CSR), customer, and production personnel.
• Work directly with CSR, customer, and production personnel as necessary to work out any problems with the job.
• Load customer supplied electronic files for output, onto the Pre-Press file server.
• Create an electronic image of the pages to create manufacturing proofs used by the Press and Bind operators during the manufacturing process. May prepare color proofs for customer review.
• May impose images and operate CTP plate making equipment and bending/tabbing equipment to prepare plates for press.
• Perform quality checks on finished plates before releasing to manufacturing.

• Rotating shift position with a $2.00 (USD) shift differential.
• Starting pay listed is the minimum - actual offer rate will be based on qualifications and other determining factors.

• Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's. A thorough understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required.
• Experience with imposition software (Mac) and Adobe Creative Suite software (PC) is preferred.
• Advanced color management skills and the ability to work with different digital file formats are required.
• Must have the ability to output digital files to various output devices; must have the ability to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis.
• Must have an understanding of the offset printing process and how one color affects another.
• Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on a flatbed scanner, image setter, and automated film processing equipment is required.
• Job requires ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.