Job description
Job Description: The job purpose is to deploy the print quality improvement strategy decided by the Packaging Technology Manager in order to : Support Print Production Manager vision, process & strategy Qualification/audit of current & new printers (targets, process, KPI’s) Deploy the print quality improvement strategy & optimize the print quality to the state-of-the-art, whatever the print technology Deploy process and standards for print quality and color management.
Control & monitor KPI on pack rendering consistency & quality. First Print scoring and image profiling Prepress and print technology development projects Co-manufacturers evaluation, process, monitoring & KPI's technical support for the graphics team Context :
- Deploy our global print strategy Scope :
- Regional: APAC
- All Mars Petcare brands managed by Royal Canin teams
- All pack technologies Interfaces :
- Worldwide Graphics partners: repro & printers and tool makers & ink suppliers
- Internally: Graphics Production, Supply team, Packaging commercials, Packaging SQA Ways to operate it :
- Engage with regional repro and printers
- Color Profiling
- Day to day mission To benchmark regional prepress, print technics and color management by technology intelligence To manage Graphic Partners improvement and performance, building up a trustful relationship To deploy the rules and ways of working of Royal Canin internally and externally, To manage projects as technology deployment Job Specifications/Qualifications 1.
Education
& Professional Qualification: - 4 years Minimum of technical experience on Packaging printing technology (in printer, or repro house) 2. Knowledge/Experience: Be familiar with Color, Prepress, and Print technics 4 years of professional experience (graphic chain) Successful packaging experience with a repro-house or photoengraver and/or printer Strong capacity to understand all aspects of a problem and apply appropriate solution. Skill to unite interfaces around shared projects. Skill to well-communicate with the different interfaces (internal-external) and report sticking points to the relevant people transparently and objectively Very customer-focused, able to focus on the end result and stick to the target Able to define processes, workflows, performance and quality criteria clearly Good understanding of how a company works, organizational skills, determination, teamwork Educational skills in transferring technical expertise. Individual contributor with solid self-motivation skills 3. Languages English