Matthews Brand Solutions
3A Gill St, Woburn, MA
Everyone has heard the expression that it's "what's on the inside that counts," but Matthews Packaging Graphics has a different slant on that maxim. For this division, image is everything. That's because Matthews Packaging Graphics is a leading provider of pre-press and imaging systems used by corrugated and flexible packaging manufacturers to reproduce text, graphics, logos, bar codes and other details on packaging materials
Summary
To translate customer request for artwork into digital form and printed proofs. Interpret orders instructions to create, make changes and follow through with Electronic Art Files to ultimately produce printing plates for flexible packaging and Corrugated containers. Responsible for computer generation of the artwork, proofs for customer approval, and print cards; for the safe and efficient use of the tools and equipment' and or meeting the production and quality standards required for the job.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Prepare digital art files
2. Print proofs
3. Correspond, E-mail customers and salesmen
4. Interpret data, follow through with proofs and/or PDF files
5. Quality standard: to maintain the goal of 98% success rate.
6. Production standards: completes all duties in a timely manner.
7. Plans the work from the customer order information, rough layouts, comprehensive, or samples.
8. Scans and vectorizes logos and other art necessary for completion of the job.
9. Makes halftones from continuous tone copy as needed. Compresses and Compensates for dot gain.
10. Retrieves and imports CAD designs for art layout as needed.
11. Selects correct font and size of type and typeset text copy on Mac in correct position.
12. Produces line art on Mac computer as needed, determines correct position and size.
13. Creates correct trapping per customer requirements. Produces color separations on computer as needed.
14. Scales art and copy elements on computer and proofread work on CRT.
15. Sends complete art and layout to thermo proofing device for B/W proof.
16. Sends completed are to Film output device for producing negatives.
17. Sends completed art to HP8550 for print cards.
18. Proofread/inspects the accuracy of their own completed work, ensures files are properly placed on server.
20. Assists Manager of Production Services in training new employees in acquiring the skills required to perform the job.
21. Performs miscellaneous tasks related to art and copy preparation as needed or assigned by the Manager of Production Services or Team Leader.
Typical workload consist of:
1. Typesetting, 1/c logos, barcodes, certs.
2. 2/c logos, 1/c RSC's 1/c full coverage D/C's
3. Multicolor D/C artwork including traps and bleeds, and 1/c halftone screen work
4. Minor amount multicolor screen work.
Salary: to be determined
The position is: internship
If interested, contact career@mountida.edu for directions to apply.
1. Typesetting, 1/c logos, barcodes, certs.
2. 2/c logos, 1/c RSC's 1/c full coverage D/C's
3. Multicolor D/C artwork including traps and bleeds, and 1/c halftone screen work
4. Minor amount multicolor screen work.
Salary: to be determined
The position is: internship
If interested, contact career@mountida.edu for directions to apply.
