Job Description Job Description
Elite4Print is a high-volume gang-run and commercial printing company looking for an experienced Prepress Operator to join our production team.
Most of our work is fast-paced, high-volume gang-run printing, with a smaller portion consisting of more complex, higher-value commercial projects. We're looking for someone who can work quickly, learn fast, solve problems, and recognize when a job requires extra attention.
Responsibilities
- Preflight and prepare customer files for print production
- Check and correct common issues with bleed, color, resolution, fonts, overprints, transparencies, etc.
- Prepare gang-run and custom impositions
- Process files through our workflow/RIP and output CTP plates
- Review more complex commercial jobs for folding, finishing and other production requirements
- Keep up with a high daily volume of jobs while maintaining accuracy
- Troubleshoot file and workflow issues as they come up
What We're Looking For
- Commercial printing/prepress experience
- Fast learner who enjoys figuring things out and learning new systems
- Able to keep up in a fast-paced, high-production environment
- Strong understanding of PDFs, CMYK, spot colors, bleeds and offset print production
- Good judgment - knows when to move quickly and when a complex or high-value job needs a deeper review
- Detail-oriented, organized and comfortable managing many jobs at once
- Experience with CTP, RIP/workflow and imposition software preferred
Our Prepress Software
Fujifilm XMF • Enfocus PitStop Pro • Metrix • InSoft IMP • callas pdfToolbox • Enfocus Switch • Adobe Acrobat / Creative Cloud
Experience with all of our software is not required. We're more interested in someone with strong prepress fundamentals who can learn new tools and workflows quickly.
About Us
Elite4Print is a high-volume wholesale printing company in Carson, CA. We specialize in gang-run offset printing while also producing custom commercial work, supported by in-house prepress, bindery and large-format production.
