Peterkin Paper & Printery is a family owned and run Premium Paper & Envelope Wholesaler/Manufacturer and Trade Printery established in 1996. We are a specialist trade printer & paper product supplier predominately to the wedding invitation industry and sell our products direct to the consumer via our eCommerce website. Our niche is combining vintage print processes with modern print methods, allowing us to produce incredible pieces for our design clients, located all over the world.
Quality & Flow Controller
The Quality & Flow Controller is responsible for printed jobs leaving production being of the highest quality and on time. They must ensure the workload is distributed and make the call if a job is not up to standard by communicating with our Prepress, Digital Printery, Print Shop, Digital Finishing, Customer Service and Despatch Teams. They’re responsible for the daily flow of workload, ensuring jobs are prioritised and distributed to the teams throughout the day.
In this action-packed & rewarding role, you could be doing any (or all) of these tasks:
- Schedule daily work for letterpress printers.
- Prepare stock, plates & foil blocks for letterpress printers.
- Check for imperfections of letterpress, foil, embossing, die cutting & digitally printed and finished printed items.
- Count & wrap checked items.
- Place in holding area or gather other finished items for each order.
- Move printed jobs in line for finishing to the top to ensure they meet deadlines.
- Ensure finished, checked and wrapped completed jobs are delivered to Despatch Department according to various shipping deadlines.
- Assist Digital Finishers by operating Digital die cutting, digital creaser/slitter, laser cutter and guillotine machines when required.
- Ensure production tasks are performed in the way they are costed/estimated and report efficiency pitfalls to Directors.
- Flag noteworthy jobs for Social Media Manager as potential posts.
Other Tasks / Backup Tasks
- Manufacture letterpress printing plates from supplied negatives.
- Large format signage printing & cutting.
- Assist despatch team pick and pack orders.
What we're looking for in YOU
- Attention to detail – we have a fabulous reputation with our customers for quality.
- Significant printing industry experience is essential.
- Confidence & leadership skills.
- Organisation & multi-tasking skills.
- A happy disposition – no grumps please!
- A desire to work with competent individuals you can rely on (and laugh with).
- A need to have your opinions truly taken on board and valued by the owners.
- A desire for work/life balance – we finish at 4pm.
- A desire to work close to the city, but not in the city so you can drive your car and park for free.
ESSENTIAL
- Sense of humour!
- Ability to cope with the odd swear word.
- Significant printing industry experience.
- The ability to work well as part of a tight-knit team.
- Ability to multi-task, make decisions and fast too.
Expected Start Date: ASAP
Job Details
- Employment type: Full-time
- Seniority level: Entry level
- Job function: Quality Assurance
- Industries: Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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