Print Operator - Toronto, Canada - Pi Fine Art

Description

PI Fine Art is proudly Canadian and celebrating over 44 years in business, serving the retail, commercial and hospitality industries.

We are one of the largest vertically integrated art companies in North America, specializing in art, wallcovering, mirrors, and alternative wall décor.

We manage every step within the art development and supply chain process - from art consulting, publishing, and manufacturing.

We work directly with artists, owning the rights to tens of thousands of images, while offering a high degree of innovation and customization.

We manufacture in-house, which allows us to offer accessible prices, shorter lead times and uncompromised quality. A state-of-the-art print department offers extensive printing options on traditional papers, alternative substrates, and vinyl wallcovering.


Reporting to:
Print Production Manager


Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operates various types of digital printing equipment.
• Reviews client requests to understand the scope and parameters of print jobs.
• Accurately reads and interprets a work order, performs quality assurance measures postproduction
• Sets up, sizes, color corrects, and manipulates images for print
• Determines quantities required for the print job.
• Performs colour matches for print jobs per job request.
• Loads material, aligns and configures printer to run the job using RIP
• Inspects random production samples to evaluate the quality of prints
• Performs routine maintenance on printing machines.
• Maintains a clean area around printing machinery.
• Evaluates projects daily, and on an ongoing basis, to ensure time and quality commitments are kept
• Communicates changes that affect production delivery with colleagues as necessary
• Takes steps required to ensure timeline commitments are made, including working extra hours to meet deadlines
• Scans, uploads, and downloads images
• Assists with ordering supplies (e.g. inks and substrates)
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

• Physically able to operate printing machines.
• Able to bend or kneel frequently.
• Must be able to lift upto 50 pounds at a time

Qualifications:

• Minimum: Post-Secondary degree and/or certificate in digital printing
• Preferred 25 years digital large format print operator familiar with colour correcting image files from monitor to output on various substrates
• Expert knowledge in CS
• Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator in a Mac environment
• Knowledge of Onyx 10 Rip software an asset
• Graphic arts industry, particularly prepress production skills, and related technical processes
• Deadlineoriented, attention to detail
• Clear and professional communication skills
• Able to function well as part of a team in a fastpaced, highdemand environment

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits program, employee discounts and a great team