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University of Southampton
Southampton
England
2020-10-30T21:22:13Z
Pre-Press and Digital Operator
Customer Experience
Location: Empress Road Industrial Estate, SO14 0JY
Salary: £20,675 to £24,461 Per annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 12 months
Closing Date: Thursday 12 November 2020
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: JF
Location: Off Campus at our Production Site – Empress Road Industrial Estate, SO14 0JY
This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Southampton’s in-house Design and Print Centre. The Print Centre celebrated its 50 th anniversary last year and serves all internal departments as well as some high profile external organisations.
About the Role
The Print Centre offers a full range of services to its clients. Key services include: Litho Print, Digital Print, Large Format Print & Signage. This key role will primarily support Pre-press and Digital print department but will also provide cover in other areas of production where it is needed.
What you’ll do
- Pre-flight and prepare customers artwork for production on the Print Centre’s various output devices.
- Liaise with clients and amend artwork where needed.
- Operate and maintain Digital Printing Presses and various finishing equipment.
- Work with the Production Controller, planning work to achieve customer deadlines.
- Assist other teams in the Design and Print Centre as necessary to maintain the flow of production.
What you’ll bring
- A passion for print.
- A keen eye and excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience of working in a busy high-pressure print department
- Extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, Pitstop Pro and software associated with Printing equipment.
- Knowledge of different printing processes and strong problem-solving abilities.
The University of Southampton is a research driven institution with some of the world’s leading minds expanding our knowledge and passing it on to future generations. The Print Centre is part of the University’s IT support service, iSolutions, whose 230+ staff support the delivery of the University’s research and education activities as well as the usual business operations. We would love you to join us and help change the world for the better.
The University of Southampton promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance (20+ days), defined benefit pension, flexi-time and flexible working, generous parental leave and childcare provision. For more information on our benefits, please visit our human resources pages .
Application Procedure
You should submit your completed online application form at . The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please contact Ita Holmes (Recruitment Team) on (0) or at . Please quote reference JF on all correspondence.
