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Title: Prepress Leader Reference Number: IMP-13-4154 Sector: Transcontinental Printing Division/Business Unit: Transcontinental Halifax Status: Permanent Category: Pre-Press Location: Halifax Province: Nova Scotia Number of Positions: 1 Posting Start Date: 2013-06-05 Description: The primary duty of the prepress Leader is to plan and lead the operations of their team in order to produce all the components required for the printing and finishing of the product in compliance with the quality, required delivery time, customer expectations and company standards. • Works together with team members to coordinate the daily production. Leads and monitors the work of all the members of the Prepress team: - Plans the manpower requirements and sets up the work schedules; - Approves and controls the overtime, submits payroll information - Evaluates the ability and performance of their staff, provides them with the necessary coaching and feedback, as well as whatever further training they need; - Participates in the process of hiring new employees. • Plans, coordinates and controls all of the prepress operations: - In cooperation with their immediate manager, sets on an annual basis the department's objectives; - Participates in meetings held between the various departments on the subject of production planning; - Sets priorities and makes sure that the production schedule is complied with; - Informs the employees of the specifications of the work to be performed, and of the customer's expectations or special requirements; - Takes the necessary steps to maximize the use of raw materials; - Designs and implements standardized operating systems and procedures; - Contacts inside customers, and occasionally outside ones, to send them progress reports on the work. • Makes sure that the finished product comes up to the customer's expectations and complies with the company's quality standards, and that their team identifies all nonconformities and reports them to the parties concerned; determines what corrective actions are to be taken and the delivery time required; • Makes sure of the availability of the raw materials required for production and manages their inventory accordingly; • Makes sure that the prepress equipment is kept in good working order and receives the proper preventive maintenance; • Keeps abreast of the various technological changes impacting on the activities of their operating unit, and in turn informs plant management as well as external customers of any such new trends; • Ensures employees work safely in a safe working environment and compliance with the health and safety rules in effect in the company, and actively promotes such compliance; • Ensures 5S areas are maintained and compliant with 5S standards • May be called upon to perform any other work-related task; http://transcontinental.cvmanager.com/careers/home.asp?region=qc&lang=e&call=viewjob&jobid=5101