Description:
COLPAK, a leading flexible packaging converter situated in Kensington, requires an energetic, highly motivated, and competent person to fill this key position.
Responsibilities:
· Check mounting racks, work tickets, and plates to ensure all jobs are prepared according to the print plan.
· Maintain neatness and order in mounting racks and plate storage areas.
· Thoroughly check plates and associated documentation (plate specification forms, plate reports) and return incorrect plates to mounting.
· Order replacement plates when required, ensuring all signatures and documentation are obtained.
· Manage daily orders of repeat plates, logging and communicating orders to the repro house.
· Collect, sign for, and distribute plates; ensure repeats are correctly filed or handed to mounting. Dispose of old or damaged plates responsibly.
· Monitor the print plan to ensure all plates are in order.
· Receive work tickets from the Planning Department and book plates out in the system, verifying all documentation.
· Ensure mounters sign off on plates and maintain accurate records.
· Maintain housekeeping and organization in the plate storage room, including labelling drawers and updating filing systems.
· Track plates in the mounting filing log and follow up on long-term bookings.
· Check new jobs with stepped lasers, verify plate-artwork correspondence, and file appropriately.
· Assist with creating and maintaining master folders, ensuring all artwork is correctly filed.
· Archive plates, colour standards, print samples, and master folder instructions; keep archive records up to date.
· Retrieve and return master folders from the lab as needed.
· Check invoices from repro houses, verify supporting documentation, and coordinate approvals with management.
· Log invoices into the report system and submit to the accounts department.
Requirements:
· Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
· Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain accuracy under tight deadlines.
· Experience in printing, repro, or plate management is advantageous.
· Proficient in basic office systems and record-keeping.
Please e-mail a comprehensive CV to sandy@colpak.biz