Labeling Engineer Essential Functions:

• Prepare artwork and database files for flexographic flexible packaging printing
• Modify electronic, customer-supplied art files making color, text, and digital image corrections to assure proper format, appearance, and layout per job details and press specifications.
• Develop tools to manage the development and design of new labels.
• Follow standard operating procedures for the use of graphic programs to generate a proof template layout, typesetting, copy changes, digital image corrections, color separation, and basic trapping to produce flexographic-ready optimized art files to meet customer expectations.
• Verify quality of layout prints, proofs, and files by evaluating spelling, content, and prepress standards with consistency across brands and projects.
• Incorporate all press specifications in files including marks, registration, gain curves, and profiles in order to achieve press matches.
• Communicate and emphasize care in areas where customer deems critical
• Perform related duties as needed by supervision
• Make recommendations for process improvement
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Labeling Engineer Job Requirements:

• Working knowledge of the flexographic printing process and its related specifications and limitations; specifically, ink lay down order and trapping, and a working knowledge of step and repeat as it directly relates to cylinder size to accurately layout plates.
• Review job tickets for production; plan and process accordingly
• Handle multiple jobs in various production stages
• Review proofs and artwork from customers and returns to prepress
• Analyze customer files for fonts, images, integrity, and printability
• Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal or diagram form.
• Input/Build art prep forms and Input/Review Tickets for production.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Adhere to quality control procedures
• Perform other duties when assigned
• Offer suggestions on a better way to execute production plan or reduce costs
• Ability to effectively communicate with fellow employees
• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and etc.)
• Working knowledge of Windows (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Experience with ERP, LabelTraxx is preferred.

Labeling Engineer Education and Experience Requirements:

• 
  Bachelor's degree in Graphic Art or a combination of related skills and education
• 3 to 5 years in the labeling and packaging industry

About Us:

Brook + Whittle is a fast-growing company with strong potential for career growth. Wouldn't it be cool to go to the store and pick up products that you can say ‘we make that label'? We are a leading prime label printer offering packaging solutions for highly decorated shrink, film, and paper pressure sensitive products. We are highly innovative, developing new technologies and solutions to our customers' requests and needs; Our skilled employees operate some of the most advanced presses in the market and we offer Superior Artwork.

Our Culture is 1st and foremost one of collaboration and teamwork. We hold ourselves to high professional, ethical and fairness standards. We have zero tolerance for anything less. We are a very diverse workforce that we celebrate as well, we reward good performance through our recognition program, our advancement opportunities, and our pay structures.

We welcome you to consider being part of this great team.

AAP/EEO Statement

Brook + Whittle LTD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, veteran or disability status. In addition to federal law requirements, Brook + Whittle complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Brook + Whittle expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Brook + Whittle LTD's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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