Fortis Solutions Group · 21 hours ago
Prepress Manager
Lewisville, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expFortis Solutions Group is seeking a Sr. Prepress Manager to lead and innovate in the Prepress domain across multiple plants. This high-impact leadership role involves managing workflows, optimizing automation, and ensuring accuracy in production while collaborating with various teams to improve processes and meet service level agreements.
Printing
Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction, training, and performance management to your team
Develop relationships with both Prepress management and plant management to provide local support while aligning with larger company Prepress objectives
Facilitate cross training to ensure responsible plants align on company Prepress processing to ensure best in class service across all responsible sites
Coordinate with cross-functional leadership to improve efficiency and automation, meet production expectations
Ensure Prepress KPI success around on-time delivery, proof accuracy, quality, and other important metrics, as set by the Director of Prepress and Digital Operations
Work with Prepress, plant management, and quality teams to ensure revision control processes are adhered to and audited regularly for compliance with Fortis policy
Investigate quality concerns, implement corrective actions and periodically audit for compliance within the department
Support continuous process improvement by identifying needed workflow modifications and troubleshooting with help of support teams
Lead and/or delegate Prepress responsibilities associated with color and file management, including fingerprinting, VDP, game technology, etc
Ensure compliance with requirements surrounding GMI, G7, ISO, and other certifications as required
Assist with creation and updating of assigned departmental SOP’s and training guides. Oversee & facilitate training in partnership with Prepress leadership and support teams
Partner with Prepress Technical Team and/or suppliers (Esko, HP, Domino, EFI, etc) to implement best practices and ensure technology pace is maintained with industry advancements
Maintain a reasonable working knowledge of various ERP/MIS systems and all supporting systems needed to support Prepress functions
Ensure implementation of Prepress software and hardware upgrades as needed with support from IT
Regularly attend daily production meetings and New Product Meetings and be available for New Customer onboarding
Support your managers and local plant management to ensure Prepress employee attendance and performance are aligned with Fortis policies and procedures
Additional duties, including special projects, as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry / management experience
3-5 years' experience in the printing industry in a Prepress leadership position
Desire and ability to deliver exceptional customer service
Able to work cross-functionally and collaborate effectively with others
Proficient with Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Excel and Outlook)
Proficient in Adobe Products: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, etc
Experience with Esko AE, Hybrid Cloudflow, HP DFE, or other related Prepress or digital printing software
Able to think proactively and solve problems creatively
Organized, detail-oriented, with ability to multi-task and prioritize competing requests to ensure deadlines are met
Willing to work overtime or weekends as necessary, to support production
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Able to build consensus and lead change
Company
Fortis Solutions Group
Fortis Solutions Group is a printing company providing label printing services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Main Post Partners
2021-10-15Acquired
2017-12-18Private Equity
Leadership Team
Carlos Tapias
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2024-04-02
Packaging Gateway
2023-12-24
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