Quality Controller - North West - Excellent, Mahikeng

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Job Spec

Attends any client meetings (e.g., pre‑production) as necessary.

Establishes high quality standards for all production processes, workflows and client deliverables.

Ensures high quality standards in all production client deliverables.

Operates with accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high quality basic to intermediate level artwork, effectively using industry standard software, tools, and prepress and print techniques.

Performs assigned tasks within the overall production workflow and assigned budget, according to:

Work order specifications

Industry and company standard operating procedures (SOPs)

The Company’s high quality standards

The client’s brand guidelines and standards

Maintains accurate project tracking records (e.g., project plan, time allocation, quality issues).

Ensures client project team has most current information about the status of assigned project(s).

Meets quality standards at all times for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to management for improvements in reports, tools, processes, and assigned tasks.

Operational Excellence Creates strong and effective internal partnerships and collaborates across the business; listens and values the opinions of others.

Is an effective team member; supports the team by pitching in at any level and effectively working across the organization to meet the needs of the business.

Takes ownership of personal actions and outcomes; encourages and empowers others to do the same.

Embraces change; maintains an open mind and is flexible and adaptable in the face of ambiguity and change.

Focuses efforts on achieving SMART objectives aligned to the Company’s strategic imperatives.

Proactively seeks opportunities to increase knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Monitors and pursues upward and lateral growth opportunities to enhance expertise and drive career development.

Growth&Profitability Supports Company’s profitability efforts by ensuring appropriate quality standards of completed production activities against the original client specifications.

Qualifications / Requirements Education&Certifications

Secondary school diploma, GED, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job.

Computer graphics certification preferred.

Experience

Experience in graphics arts industry (e.g., photo or design studio/agency environment) or related field in manufacturing (e.g., printing, pre‑press) a plus.

Skills&Abilities

Basic knowledge of the Company’s products, solutions and services a plus.

Basic understanding of the market and business environment that affects the assigned clients as it applies to functional area.

Basic understanding of effective print, photo studio, and/or digital production processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends.

Basic to proficient in photo and color manipulation techniques such as:

Color separations

Color conversion (e.g., RGB‑CMYK) and correction

Profiling (e.g., press)

Trapping and bleeding of imagery

Basic to proficient in pre‑press and print production techniques such as:

Color separation pertaining to specific printers

Trapping, bleeding, stepping

Color rotation

File resolution

Raster image processing (RIP)

Basic to proficient in pre‑media and/or creative services and solutions.

Good people, organizational, and analytical skills (including attention to detail).

Good verbal and written communication skills.

Basic to proficient computer software skills:

Apple Mac equipment and operating systems

Overall business software (e.g., MS Office Suite)

Specific functional software (e.g., Adobe Design Suite, Acrobat, QuarkXPress; project management software; Agile, or others).

Ability to interpret concept and/or brand guidelines through to artwork execution (e.g., digital, photographic, etc.).

Ability to develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with peers and colleagues in one or more areas of the organization.

Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal clients and/or external clients (e.g., printers, product manufacturers, service providers, and/or clients).

Ability to work well in a team environment, with a moderate degree of supervision, to handle a heavy workload, to prioritize work, and to meet assigned deadlines.

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