Pre-Press/Mac Operator (contract)

Company

A new and exciting position has become available at one of the UK’s fastest growing online print organisations. Our client is a rapidly growing printer business which really adds value and makes a big impact in their fast-paced working environment.

Whether their customers are in need of uniquely designed business cards or eye-catching flyers, they offer a vast range of high-quality products at market-leading prices. They are experts at what they do and they are looking for talented individuals who know their stuff too.

Role

A contract opportunity has become available for a Lithographic Pre Press Operator/Mac Operator to join their current friendly, dynamic and hard-working team. This position will enable the right individual to gain experience within one of the UK’s leading Print organisations.

They have a 3 month contract and a 1 month contract available to cover their busy period in September (possible extension through to November).

Hours

11am – 7pm AND 12pm – 8pm.

Responsibilities

• Pre-flight checking using ‘Pitstop’
• Resizing files
• Checking artwork
• Adding ‘bleed’ work being produced
• Updating the in-house database system
• Ensuring that work is completed, meeting scheduled deadlines
• Any other duties deemed within your capabilities/skill set

Experience/Skills required

• Experience as a Pre-press Operator is desired
• Knowledge of Kodak Prinergy be beneficial (willingness to learn)
• 1 years’ experience using Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator
• Proficient in Impositions beneficial (planning of booklets and brochures)
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good communication skills

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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.