Graphics Assistant

Position:
Graphics Assistant

Location:

Morristown, TN

Shift: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Pay Rate:
Trainee: $25.00/hour Level I: $26.97/hour Level II: $28.31/hour Level III: $30.38/hour

The Graphics Assistant supports the Graphics, Ink, and production teams by managing customer color certification programs, maintaining color and cylinder data, coordinating ink correlation activities, and helping ensure printed products consistently meet customer specifications. This position combines technical color management, data analysis, graphics support, and cylinder lifecycle management. The Graphics Assistant works with specialized software and measurement equipment to maintain accurate color standards, support production readiness, troubleshoot graphics and ink-related issues, and drive continuous improvement across the Graphics, Ink, and Cylinder departments.

• Color Management & Customer Certification Manage assigned customer color certification programs, including Mars, Hershey, Perfetti, and other accounts, using Color Cert software.
• Review production schedules to identify jobs requiring Color Cert setup and build new jobs at least two weeks prior to production.
• Generate and interpret Graphics Management System (GMS) reports to create Color Cert job files.
• Establish color standards, verify primary and spot-color specifications, confirm color tolerances, and sequence colors according to press layouts.
• Maintain Color Cert databases and standards to ensure accurate color targets are available to the Ink Room and Production teams.
• Perform routine net profiling and calibration of X‑Rite measurement devices used by Press Operators to verify color accuracy.
• Update Radius and scheduling systems to reflect Color Cert completion and tracking status.
• Create, validate, and transmit customer color scorecards.
• Review color measurement data from production runs and verify X‑Rite readings for each roll.
• Ensure certification reports are accurately communicated to customer servers.
• Troubleshoot color‑management issues, validate standards, maintain customer‑specific requirements, and support improvements to color certification programs.
• Facilitate communication of customer color standards, drawdown requests, and substrate requirements between the Ink and Graphics departments.
• Evaluate and approve Color Standard Books by grading printed samples established on press.
• Assist with color approvals for process colors and dot gain as needed.
• Cylinder & Ink Management Assist with managing cylinder conditions to ensure proper pre‑press preparation in accordance with Color Cert and Ink Room standards.
• Maintain and administer the Cylinder Tracking Program using lifecycle management software.
• Create and maintain cylinder inventory databases.
• Enter and track cylinder usage and mileage information.
• Establish cylinder records for new SKUs and production jobs.
• Monitor cylinder life expectancy and identify cylinders approaching established replacement thresholds.
• Coordinate cylinder refurbishment or replacement schedules to maintain production readiness and print‑quality standards.
• Coordinate the ink correlation process with Siegwerk’s In‑House Technician or Des Moines facility.
• Review production schedules to identify new colors or engraving specifications requiring correlation.
• Update and maintain ink correlation information within SPEC and Color Cert.
• Support continuous improvement projects involving graphics, ink, cylinder performance, and cylinder tracking.
• Additional Graphics Support & Cross‑Training Research and assist with troubleshooting ink‑and graphics‑related issues.
• Serve as backup for the Graphics Coordinator as needed, including processing and shipping cylinders, composites, and GMGs.
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