Print Applications Specialist
Core
Configure and support press front ends (DFEs/RIPs), manage color standards, and troubleshoot manufacturing workflows for digital and finishing equipment.
Role type
Senior IC manufacturing systems specialist (print production)
Builds
Production-ready print jobs and merchandise for small and medium businesses
Domain
Print manufacturing and digital production
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
DFE and RIP configuration, color management and calibration, PDF file structure analysis, prepress fundamentals, physical equipment testing, methodical debugging, SOP creation
Preferred skills
G7 certification, Enfocus Switch, JDF/JMF workflow, wide format printing, screen printing, laser etching
Technologies
HP Indigo, Konica Minolta, Fiery, Caldera, ONYX, JDF, JMF, ICC profiles
Responsibilities
Configure and support press front ends across the estate; Implement and hold color standards via calibration and ICC profiles; Own job submission and machine data flow; Design and maintain hot folder architecture; Train operators and write SOPs; Support Prepress Technician with complex workflow issues; Bring new presses into production via physical testing; Troubleshoot intermittent machine and queue issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
