ProAmpac

Job Details

Description

Join a fanstastic team and work in a great location in Cheektowaga, NY! We are in need of a Pre-Press Coordinator to grow with our Graphics team. This position is an on-site in-plant role. We offer competitive pay, a newly air-conditioned plant, and a great team environment. This is not a true Graphics Designer role here. Please refer to the essential job duties to determine if this is a fit for you.

Rate range: $21 - $25 per hour. Pay depends on experience.

Schedule: 7AM to 4PM Monday through Friday.

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. We are guided in our work by four core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. We bring brand owners and packaging experts together to generate fresh thinking, accelerate advanced technology and increase speed-to-market, package customization and consumer differentiation. Our expertise is rooted in shared core values grown from the heritage of our small businesses and strategic acquisitions. Collectively, we are stronger and more responsive, with a broader geographic footprint. Together, we are ProAmpac, the trusted leader in global change in the packaging industry.

Essential Duties:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to ensure individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Coordinate and manage incoming artwork files from clients, ensuring files meet all pre-press requirements.
• Review and process artwork using pre-press software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Esko).
• Prepare print-ready files for flexographic printing, including trapping, retouching, color separations.
• Work closely with production teams to ensure plate-ready files match press specifications and limitations.
• Communicate with clients and internal departments regarding file issues, corrections, and approvals.
• Manage proofing processes (digital and physical), including sending and tracking customer approvals.
• Maintain job documentation and records in pre-press systems and databases.
• Ensure compliance with print quality standards and color management protocols.
• Troubleshoot pre-press issues related to file setup, image resolution, color profiles, etc.
• Stay up to date with new software, hardware, and industry best practices.

Qualifications:

• An associate's degree in Graphics Design or similar experience is required.
• Proven experience in a pre-press role within the flexible packaging or flexographic printing industry (typically 3+ years).
• Strong knowledge of pre-press production, printing processes, and packaging materials (e.g., films, foils, laminates).
• Proficiency in pre-press software (Adobe Creative Suite, Esko, or similar tools).
• Understanding of color management, Pantone libraries, and print specifications (e.g., CMYK, spot colors).
• Excellent organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills for internal and external collaboration.
• Ability to decipher between colors.

Preferred Qualifications are a plus!

• Experience working with Esko workflow systems (e.g., Automation Engine, WebCenter).
• Knowledge of printing plate preparation and mounting processes.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment 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.

Employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to identify and distinguish colors. Close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Employee is occasionally exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels and warm or humid environmental conditions in the manufacturing area during extremely hot summer months.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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