Quality Control Technician 2

Position Summary

This position will be part of the quality control team and perform quality review of production art and pre-press jobs to ensure products are produced accurately to supplied specifications in a timely manner by performing the following duties. The quality control operator must thrive in a professional, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects. Work is typically performed under minimal daily supervision, receiving guidance from manager/supervisor about the work that needs to be completed.

Essential Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Results 

• Ability to read, understand and follow work instructions, specifications, workflow diagrams and SOPs

• Verify colors used and ensure common separations are respected

• Check job to ensure basic mark positions, correct including centers, corner trims, screen scales, punch marks, job name, color designations, and job data / labels if applicable

• Ensure the accuracy of the final data deliverable such as, but not limited to, PDF, TIFF, stepped LEN files, FTP upload and CD upload

• Measures job trim to trim to calculate length and width and any distortion

• Responsible for ensuring that all required checklist(s) are completed accordingly and in full, with any errors found subsequently corrected

• Flag any errors or deviations from standard work procedures to the Production Manager or Supervisor

• Complete task assignments MySGS.

• Participate in process improvement efforts and various production meetings to foster a positive creative impact on the business.

• Possess ability to learn and develop within a team and through direct mentorship

• Maintain a clean area by adhering to clean desk policy and picking up as needed.

• Be flexible to fill-in for others throughout the team as needed.

• Support and complete any and all documentation or processes required by the company’s Quality Program.

• Mentor and provide development direction to QC1 operators on the team.

Competency Requirements

• Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's.

• Good understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required.

• Basic color management skills and the ability to understand and recognize the different digital formats are required

• Must have the ability to output digital files to various output devices; must have the ability to continue to learn and use new graphics software on an ongoing basis

• Must understand print processes and how each color affects another

• Must possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

• Motivated self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks, and work independently with a commitment to detail and accuracy.

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements

This position requires the following knowledge and skills:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

• Enjoys focusing on the details, ability to quickly recognize defects

• Previous work in a pre-press/printing environment

• Strong computer skills including ability to learn new software usage quickly.

• Full comprehension in reading work instructions and business memos.

• Able to effectively communicate, especially though written instructions and evaluations.

• Proofreading skills required.

• Demonstrated success in a quality environment.

• Ability to work independently after initial training.

Physical Requirements 

The physical demands 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. The following physical requirements are commonly performed in this job. There are times, on occasion, when the employee may be asked or expected to perform duties with physical requirements that are different from those listed here. It is the employee’s duty to notify the management of any physical limitations or inability to perform a certain task. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with team members.
• This position requires periodic standing, walking, bending.
• The employee may occasionally lift or move items up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.