Key Responsibilities: Machine Operation: Setting up and operating printing machines, including adjusting machine settings, managing print runs, and ensuring color accuracy. Quality Control: Inspecting printed materials for quality and accuracy, including color, print clarity, and adherence to specifications. Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and resolving issues with printing equipment. Job Preparation: Preparing machines for printing, installing printing plates, loading paper, and adjusting the press to paper size. Material Management: Ensuring paper and ink meet specifications, managing ink flow, and maintaining inventory. Monitoring and Adjustments: Monitoring the printing process, making adjustments to manage ink distribution, speed, and temperature in the drying chamber, and correcting paper tears or jams. Record Keeping: Keeping detailed records of print jobs, including production totals and any issues encountered. Safety: Following safety protocols and maintaining a clean and organized work area. Collaboration: Collaborating with prepress and finishing teams and other team members. Digital Printing: In some cases, operators may also perform digital, electrostatic, and inkjet printing, transferring files, blending colors, and proofing images electronically using digital presses. Job Type: Full-time Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹32,000.00 per month Schedule: Day shift Morning shift Night shift Supplemental Pay: Overtime pay Yearly bonus Work Location: In person
Job Summary The NPD / Prepress Executive is responsible for managing the new product development cycle and preparing print-ready files for production. This role ensures that all packaging designs are feasible, compliant, and aligned with printing standards. Key Responsibilities New Product Development (NPD) Coordinate with sales, production, and design teams to manage NPD projects. Understand customer packaging requirements and translate them into actionable plans. Manage prototyping, sampling, and validation of new packaging formats. Liaise with external vendors for dies, tools, and materials. Track project timelines and documentation. Prepress Operations Review and verify artwork files for print readiness. Perform preflight checks and corrections (colour modes, bleed, resolution, trapping). Create final output files and coordinate with platemaking and Die making Vendors. Conduct digital or wet proofing and obtain client approvals. Maintain artwork version control and archiving. Cross-Functional Coordination Act as a communication bridge between design, production, and clients. Ensure colour consistency and print quality during production. Support QA in resolving print-related quality issues. Qualifications & Skills Any Degree, Diploma/Degree in Printing Technology, Packaging, or Graphic Design. 2–5+ years of experience in packaging prepress or NPD roles. Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Esko, Corel Draw Strong understanding of printing and Post Press processes: UV, Drip-off, Embossing, Foiling Etc., Attention to detail and excellent communication skills. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From ₹300,000.00 per year Benefits: Food provided Leave encashment Schedule: Day shift Morning shift Supplemental Pay: Overtime pay Yearly bonus Work Location: In person
As a Printing Machine Operator, your main responsibility will be to set up and operate printing machines. This includes adjusting machine settings, managing print runs, and ensuring color accuracy. You will also be in charge of inspecting printed materials for quality and accuracy, checking for color consistency, print clarity, and adherence to specifications. Routine maintenance and troubleshooting of printing equipment will be a crucial part of your role. You will need to perform regular maintenance tasks, troubleshoot any issues that arise, and ensure that the equipment is functioning properly. Preparing machines for printing, such as installing printing plates, loading paper, and adjusting the press to the paper size, will be part of your daily tasks. You will also be responsible for managing materials, ensuring that paper and ink meet specifications, managing ink flow, and maintaining inventory levels. Throughout the printing process, you will need to monitor the operation closely and make adjustments as needed to manage ink distribution, speed, and temperature in the drying chamber. Additionally, you will be expected to address any paper tears or jams that occur during the printing process. Keeping detailed records of print jobs, including production totals and any issues encountered, will be essential for tracking job progress and ensuring quality control. Safety is a top priority, so following safety protocols and maintaining a clean and organized work area is mandatory. Collaboration with prepress and finishing teams, as well as other team members, will be necessary to ensure smooth workflow and job completion. In some cases, you may also be required to perform digital, electrostatic, and inkjet printing tasks, including transferring files, blending colors, and proofing images electronically using digital presses. This is a full-time position that may require working day shifts, morning shifts, or night shifts. A yearly bonus may be provided based on performance. The work location is in person, where you will be actively involved in the printing operations.,