Responsibilities: Plan, coordinate and control of the Pre-Press units. To coordinate, schedule, facilitate and monitor pre-press and printing operations within agreed budgetary limits to ensure that orders are delivered according to specifications and within deadline.

Reports to: Managing Director

Responsible for: Quality Graphics Design, CTP, CTF and efficient Job scheduling on Printing Machines.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Production Management
• Brainstorm and implement the daily printing schedule.
• Liaise with the Procurement Officer to ensure that the materials required for printing are available in a timely manner.
• Liaise with the Graphics department to ensure that artwork is perfectly done to customer's specification.
• Liaise with the Press and Finishing Department to ensure that job are printed, trimmed,collated and binded according to customer's specification.
• Responsible for all printing materials in the planning unit and ensures that they are replenished in a timely manner.
• Provides direction and support during schedule interruptions to accommodate emergency requests.
• Review approved samples before the full production process commences to track and remove errors quickly.
• Responsible for filing approved samples.
• Carry out spot checks during production to ensure that the orders are executed without errors.
• Provide feedback to the Client Service Officer on production time and possible delivery date.
• Provide consultation and assistance to clients regarding the appropriate materials and production process that will produce the results that they want for the finished job.

Team Management
• Direct and supervise the production staff in their day to day activities to ensure that they function at maximum efficiency with minimal downtime.
• Coordinate the activities of each production sub-unit to ensure proper flow of output from one sub-unit to another.
• Team motivation.
• Create and implement an accountability system for each phase of the production to ensure that team members are accountable for their daily results.
• Any other duties that may be assigned.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Production Management
• Participate in daily alignment meeting to plan for the activities of each sub-unit (Graphics, CTP/CTF,Press, and Post Press) according to priority.
• Less than 5% down time in the Production Unit.
• All samples must be approved and filed.
• Zero (0) cases of production errors.
• 95% timely delivery for clients’ orders.
• Zero (0) cases of material damages and wastage due to poor handling and management.
• Submission of daily/weekly production schedule and report to the Managing Director.

Note: It is important for the incumbent to be able to use Corel Draw, In-design, Adobe and Photo Shop application very well.

Method of Application: Qualified Candidates should send a copy of their CVs to peopleresources10@gmail.com on or before the June 1st, 2016.

Only shortlisted candidates will be shortlisted.