Pre-Press Coordinator

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet 

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.  

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together. 

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.  

Huhtamaki, a leading supplier of drinking cups, frozen dessert, and food packaging containers, has an immediate opening for a Pre-Press Coordinator in the Fulton, New York facility. We are looking for new members to join our team who are aligned with our core values of commitment to excellence; customer service and accountability.

Job Summary

Provide flexo and litho graphics, prepress and plate making support in a digital environment. Assist in coordination of shop orders and print schedules to accomplish daily print department requirements.

Essential Functions

• Image, process, and prepare litho plates for printing.
• Manage daily plate production schedule to satisfy flexo and litho daily printing requirements without supervision.
• During vacation and periods of heavy workloads, perform backup duties within the Graphics Department, such as reviewing Bill of Materials (BOMs) and setting up new items.
• Coordinate flexo plate orders and deliveries. Verify delivery and receipt of plate shipments.
• Verify shop order accuracy of graphics, ink, and plate information.
• Maintain and purge completed litho shop orders from data base.
• Review flexo and litho schedules daily to identify new jobs and ensure files, proofs and plates are available. Assist in Shop Order and Print Schedule coordination.
• Prepare litho coating plates for press and coordinate orders, deliveries, and inventory of coating sleeves.
• Perform litho plate material inventory.
• Assist graphics, plate, and printing groups to trouble shoot and resolve issues related to printing and prepress.
• Manage color standards and printing plate delivery and removal to and from the printing production areas.
• Active participation on facility safety teams including conducting routine safety and integrated audits
• Actively participate in continuous improvement teams within the graphics and printing department, as well as throughout the entire plant.
• Maintain organization and housekeeping of the entire work area including: production and cleaning logs, materials storage, and plate storage.
• Monitor artwork for inactivity or updates. Obsolete standards as necessary. Update appropriate databases accordingly.
• Assist Graphics in coordinating drawdown requests and preparation with the centralized graphics group and onsite ink personnel.
• Assist with SPA/GPA workflow, documentation, and standard preparation.
• Assist production in conducting press approvals. Work with Graphics & press operators to achieve color at press.
• Support customer sample requests by ensuring samples are saved, retrieved, reviewed, and shipped as needed.
• Other duties as required.
  
  

Required

Job Qualifications

• Flexographic digital plate making and mounting.
• Lithographic digital plate making.
• Macintosh computer and operating systems.
• CTP imaging equipment and software application.
• Operation and maintenance of plate processing equipment.
• Detail orientated and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work with Filemaker and Microsoft Office applications. Familiarity with Illustrator and Photoshop beneficial.
• Knowledge of barcodes and related software beneficial. Knowledge of a Manufacturing Computer System (BPCS), PI, HALO or POKA beneficial.
• Understanding of the flexographic and lithographic printing processes.
• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Establish daily priorities ensuring that printing operations are supported, and production schedules are maintained.
• Proactively address issues that could potentially impact operations and initiate corrective actions.
• Recognize areas of concern or problems and identify improvement steps.
  
  

Preferred

• Preferred 2 years prepress graphics education or training program.
  
  

Environmental

• Walks 20%; stands 20%; sits 30%; bends and stoops 20%.
• Ability to lift 20 lbs. repeatedly when handling plates and other materials
• Reads small positive and reverse plate numbers and type (30%-60%).
• Use fingers, hands, wrists (60%-100%).
  
  

Salaried Non-Exempt: $48,000 - $58,000 DOE

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.