Prepress Production Supervisor

Prepress Production Supervisor

Full Time Regular New Berlin, WI, US

12 days ago Requisition

The Pre-Press Supervisor manages the Art Department Team ensuring high-quality and timely graphic art in support of Artemax’s end products. This position renders art that satisfies customer needs, supports production requirements in terms of both timing and quality and ensures consistent company branding.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Leads and manages the Prepress team
• Coordinates and enhances all processes related to the Prepress Department
• Manages prepress workflow and assignments
• Ensures quality assurance standards are consistently being obtained
• Manages productivity metrics and responsible for maintaining a weekly performance scorecard
• Develops backup for all positions to ensure smooth operation of the Art Department at all times
• Reviews, recommends change, layout and approves design proofs for wristband imaging
• Maintains template consistency for file quality for both print and electronic media
• Produces, corrects and outputs plates/file for offset and digital presses
• Creates and reviews proofs prior to final product/production
• Prioritizes and aides in time management of team to ensure all deadlines are met
• Understands the use of colors, inks, paper qualities and prepress processes
• Identify and prioritize Company Improvement opportunities
• Document and sustain Operations SOP’s

• All employees are required to contribute to high levels of customer satisfaction and understand that every role contributes to the success of our business by the satisfaction of our customers
• Maintain good standing with company attendance policy and physically attend all shifts when scheduled; this position is not eligible for remote capabilities
• Report all accidents directly to Human Resources and follow all safety and hazard communication procedures
• Perform all other duties as directed by management

This individual will be a working lead and expected to know all aspects of their team’s responsibilities. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with regular collaboration, minimal supervision and regular attendance.

Education and/or

Experience:

Minimum 5 years experience in a print manufacturing environment combined with previous supervisory experience.

Language

Skills:

Strong to exceptional verbal and written communication is essential to this role. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization and a diverse customer base. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general communication. Strong intrapersonal skills ability to communicate verbally, face-to-face and digitally. Listening skills are mandatory to ensure processes and orders are being followed and ultimately customer is completely satisfied with sales outcome.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Ability to apply concepts of basic mathematical and potential algebraic computations.

Computer

Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge digital graphic programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom or Artifi.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues for both software and hardware concerns.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time with extensive keyboarding…