Prepress Operations Manager

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Position Summary & Scope

Provide support as help desk, maintain uptime of all the production services and error free page reception at the press; attend workflow problems; support execution of special projects / launch of new products with the objective of ensuring smooth and timely release of editions of all the publications

Areas of Responsibility

•Operations and Production Assurance: Provide technical support to editorial and ensure that services for pictures, advertisements, graphics, text and other production workflow systems are available to Editorial for page makeup; Resolve application issues and make profiles changes as per Press requirement in RIP and CMS. Monitor workflow for page reception at press after Editorial generates the pdf; in order to ensure production issues are taken care and for timely transmission of all the editions to press.

•Coordination with other departments: Coordinate with Response, Editorial and Press; provide helpdesk support to users in order to ensure smooth release of edition.

•Process improvements, Implementation and Training in EWF projects: Identify redundant processes in workflows and suggest changes to improve production efficiency; reduce processing time and cost; plan, monitor, support to launch of new products in order to enhance the efficiency of processes.

Job Accountability Indicators

Financial

• Budget Management
• SRM creation and management
• Provisions and Cost tracking

Non-Financial

• Uptime of all the production services.
• Error free page reception at the press.
• Delay in daily production reports
• Customer support and satisfaction
• Number of process changes done with RFCs
• Number of SOPs generated for existing processes
• Adherence to project target (Cost, Time, Quality)

Qualification and Experience:

• B.E./ B. Tech./Computer Science / Diploma in Printing Technology
• 10+ years of experience in associated field with additional exposure in Pre-press and Press will be value added to the position.

Key Skills & Core Competencies:

• Problem-solving skills
• Quick Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication Skills
• Execution Excellence
• Creating and Innovating