Job Title: Artworker / Mac Operator

Salary: £24k to £28k pa

Location: North West

Reference: J1629

Contact: George Thompson

Telephone: 0141 647 6688

Categories: Packaging, Production/Technical, Corrugated, North West


Due to customer demand our client currently has a career opportunity for an Artworker / Mac Operator to join their busy team. Suitable candidates must have professional experience with artwork and reprographics for either Gravure, Flexo or Litho print processes. A high level of competence is required using the following software packages: Illustrator and Photoshop. Experience in using Artpro or Deskpack would also be beneficial. A working experience of artwork construction and colour separation for print is essential. Experience of the packaging industry would be of significant benefit. The ability to work independently or as a part of a team is a necessity.

The duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• Artwork preflight
• Artwork construction
• Reprographic separation for print
• Colour managed proof output
• File management
• Client liaison

***Please supply CV in word rather than PDF***

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

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