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Prelim/Prepress Operator III

St. Charles, IL, us💼 Full-time💰 $29–$29🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Review and manipulate electronic print files for plate making, ensuring layout accuracy, color management, and quality checks before manufacturing.

Role type

Senior Prepress Operator (Plate Making)

Builds

Printing plates (CTF/CTP) for offset printing presses

Domain

Commercial Printing / Prepress

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Process color management, digital file format expertise (PDF, TIFF, EPS), imposition, CTP plate making operation, offset printing process knowledge, mechanical repair of imaging equipment

Preferred skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Kodak Prinergy, variable data creation, color proofing

Technologies

Mac desktop publishing software, Adobe Creative Suite, Kodak Prinergy, CTP equipment, flatbed scanners, image setters

Responsibilities

Review client files for completeness, manipulate file formats for paper dimensions, determine page layout with folds/bleeds, identify and resolve file issues, operate CTP and bending/tabbing equipment, perform quality checks on finished plates, maintain imaging equipment

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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