Graphics Coordinator

Graphics CoordinatorOnsite Peachtree City, GAPerforms, process, 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 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.Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:Coordinates and Liaison with Customer (and the Regional Account Mgr) regarding designs, graphics and color issues.1. Effectively coordinates and communicates with Customer regarding new, improved or changed artwork and designs and graphics apply 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 product while working independently to deliver the highest quality product.4. Effectively coordinate between customer and suppliers when needed to issue correct layouts, designs, color printing sequence, ink and board specs are understood between all parties.5. Excellent communication skills are required and high business ethics when dealing with customer 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 highest quality equipment to meet production needs.4. Design and implement tooling needs to insure availability to production with 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 determined exact color matching and design flow working with various production personnel to insure full compliance with customer graphic requests.Maintain full documentation of all Graphic Functions for the major customer to ensure and maintain highest customer confidence.1. Ensure all tests and testing materials are property documented in terms of composition and all record keeping complies with standard policies and procedures as well as industry standards.2. Maintain confidential nature of all graphics related information including computer files, documents, samples and conversations.3. Document, record and develop tracking of and analysis of 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 insure the highest quality equipment while maintaining costs at market or lower level.2. Control and approval 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 make 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.All other assignments, task, 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 process excellent skills with Macintosh G3, Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop.Strong interpersonal skills, with particular ability to work within 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, ability to adjust focus. Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.