Graphics Coordinator Job at Fox Point Recruitment LLC in Peachtree City

Performs, processes, maintains, and improves all technical aspects in the graphics area to include customer relationships, art files/designs, implementation for current and new jobs/product production, and is responsible for all graphic projects for the local major customer as well as other smaller size customers if time allows. Ensures the integrity of customer approvals and press-side approvals. Coordinates and liaises with the Customer (and the Regional Account Manager) regarding designs, graphics, and color issues.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards

1. Effectively coordinates and communicates with Customer regarding new, improved, or changed artwork and designs, applying stringent controls to color and ink issues.
2. Promotes active customer involvement by processing new designs, ideas, and printing substrates to maximize production to customer satisfaction while keeping additional or new costs to a minimum.
3. Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques required for customer products while working independently to deliver the highest quality product.
4. Effectively coordinates between customer and suppliers when needed to ensure correct layouts, designs, color printing sequences, ink, and board specs are understood between all parties.
5. Excellent communication skills are required and high business ethics when dealing with customers at their location.

Maintain quality control and product improvement through technical expertise and experience:

1. Order, design, and maximize use of all cylinders required to meet production needs. Utilize existing cylinders and designs whenever possible to control costs.
2. Secure all pertinent information relevant to the decision-making requirements of new vs. old cylinders.
3. Effectively relate new designs to cylinder vendors to secure the highest quality equipment to meet production needs.
4. Design and implement tooling needs to ensure availability to production with the fewest down- and make-ready times.

Maintain highest productivity involving all other Graphics Coordinators at the various sites to maximize production and costs:

1. Effectively utilize advanced technologies to implement computer solutions to improve the graphic function.
2. Work with all levels of production teams to gain insight into ongoing printing issues as they relate to current cylinder and tool usage. Utilize test materials to determine exact color matching and design flow, working with various production personnel to ensure full compliance with customer graphic requests.

Maintain full documentation of all Graphic Functions for the major customer to ensure and maintain the highest customer confidence:

1. Ensure all tests and testing materials are properly documented in terms of composition and all record keeping complies with standard policies and procedures as well as industry standards.
2. Maintain the confidential nature of all graphics-related information including computer files, documents, samples, and conversations.
3. Document, record, and develop tracking of and analysis of the life of various cylinders, tooling, and re-use.

Control costing issues through administration of graphic function:

1. Control costing of equipment used, cylinders, tooling, etc., by effective dealings with suppliers and vendors to ensure the highest quality equipment while maintaining costs at market or lower levels.
2. Control and approve all invoices involved in the graphic/production process, making sure all documentation is properly executed, signed, and approved.

Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field. Applies relevant new knowledge to performance of responsibilities:

1. Participates in professional continuing educational programs when available.
2. Incorporates knowledge of pertinent new trends, developments, and ideas into the department procedures and makes recommendations for any related changes.
3. Provides assistance to other team and department members when necessary.

Understand the OHSE and Quality obligations, actively support the policies and implement the guiding principles in everyday activities:

1. All other assignments, tasks, and projects as may be requested by management.

Requirements:

• Technical degree in Graphic Design or similar.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Gravure and/or Offset pre-press printing.
• Excellent PC skills including Microsoft experience (Excel, Word). Must also possess excellent skills with Macintosh G3, Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a particular ability to work within a team environment.

Physical Demands:

This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, stooping, standing, and/or reaching, balancing, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching with hands and arms, hearing, and speaking. Use of close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.