Packaging Prepress - Team Leader

: 10+ years of experience in packaging prepress, artwork, repro, and print-ready file preparation and Experience in leading teams and working with global customers.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing

  prepress

  team.
• Drive efficiency, innovation, and best practices within the prepress workflow.
• Manage workload distribution, performance evaluations, and upskilling initiatives.

2. Packaging Prepress Operations

• Oversee

  artwork to print-ready file creation

  for global packaging customers.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with print specifications.
• Optimize workflows for

  artwork, trapping, step & repeat, color separation, and proofing

  .

3. Technical Expertise & Quality Assurance

• Implement

  color management strategies

  for various print technologies (Offset, Flexo, Gravure, Digital).
• Ensure compliance with brand guidelines and print feasibility.
• Conduct prepress quality checks and troubleshoot artwork & print-related issues.

4. Customer Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with

  brand teams, and internal stakeholders

  to meet expectations.
• Provide expert guidance on

  packaging prepress challenges and technical solutions

  .
• Drive process enhancements to improve efficiency and turnaround time.

5. Innovation & Process Improvements

• Stay updated on

  prepress technology advancements, automation tools, and industry trends

  .
• Implement automation & AI-based solutions to enhance production speed and accuracy.
• Evaluate and onboard new

  prepress software, tools, and best practices

  .

Technical/Functional Proficiency Required:

1. Expertise in Packaging Prepress

   Strong understanding of

   artwork, repro, color management, and print processes

   .

2. Software Proficiency

   – Advanced skills in

   Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Esko Deskpack, ArtPro, PackZ, GMG ColorProof, and automation tools

   .

3. Print Production Knowledge

   – Familiarity with

   Offset, Flexo, Gravure, and Digital Printing techniques

   .

4. Prepress Quality Assurance

   – Ability to identify and resolve print-related issues.

5. Workflow Optimization

   – Experience in

   automating prepress tasks

   to improve efficiency.

6. Customer-Centric Approach

   – Ability to manage global clients and ensure smooth project execution.
7. 10+ years of experience in

   packaging prepress, artwork, repro, and print-ready file preparation

   .