Color Specialist

Build your Career with an Industry Leader

As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.

This position will support and optimize MCC's Color Management process mainly focusing on our various print platforms and technologies. Activities surrounding this position include but not limited to the following: equipment standardization, calibration best practices, G7 implementation, new customer onboarding, color quality, process improvement, business transitions and multi-site output consistency.

This position will use data to develop, measure and drive performance improvement of our digital assets across multiple MCC facilities. Delivering consistent color quality across MCC locations, print processes and label technologies is critical to the success of this role.

Why work at MCC:

• Compensation: Competitive Compensation
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

Responsibilities:

• Provide training and support for all Color Management functions within all North American MCC facilities.
• Support North American MCC facilities with color-related needs such as corrective action responses and investigations, press approvals, fingerprinting presses, development and maintenance of profiles and color look up tables, best practices, streamlining solutions in relation to software and hardware, press sheet reviews and scorecard programs, controlling plant curves and databases.
• Support image assembly by providing and maintaining proofing profiles, DFE and related color strategies, proofing devices and support, review of all color materials related to new or change artwork.
• Support the Commercial team as a technical resource to assist in customer presentations related to digital printing and capabilities.
• Maintaining all records and work instructions related to Color Management within MCC's digital operations.
• Assisting Quality where a strategic technical resource is needed surrounding Digital press Color Management.
• Implement, support and maintain a G7-centric environment allowing work to transfer between print processes and facilities in a seamless fashion.
• As a member of the implementation team, identify tasks required in order to ensure all requirements / elements of Color Management and digital press optimization are defined.
• Assist Sales in managing color related expectations - participating in the sales call and work directly with the customer's pre-press house / designers to ensure Color Managed files are established and meet MCC's specifications.
• Standardize and establish best practices workflows using data to drive change.
• Provide a centralized repository for color related materials, best practices and documentation.
• Assist the various MCC digital facilities with customer on site color approvals.
• Drive color quality and consistency improvements through all MCC's locations.
• Measure plants performance to MCC's specifications using press data and job history.
• Qualify and measure color performance to MCC specifications.
• Work through color issues with customers and MCC facilities using data to facilitate resolution.
• Create and maintain fingerprint forms and files to assist in business transfers-insuring receiving plants fingerprints are completed and color strategies properly set.
• Review and establish best practices using automated tools to drive consistent results for all print technologies.
• Define specifications for capturing, reporting and sharing of digital press data for the purpose of review and communication.
• Provide support for Tech Services Field Technicians.
• Provide support for Sales to generate new opportunities / business.
• Provide support for all facilities regarding cost saving initiatives.
• Work with and support all internal pre-press Managers.
• Provide training and support for all new Color related innovation.

Qualifications:

• A four-year college degree in a graphics related field; or 8 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in running digital presses, managing color and/or graphics arts.
• Expertise with prepress and color management software solutions including, but not limited to: Esko, GMG, HP Indigo, Hybrid, Measure Color, and graphic project management software.
• Experience with Radius and/or Globetek ERP is preferred.
• Expertise in digital file preparation, color management and strategies for digitally printed output.
• Associate must have a working and technical understanding of the various digital printing platforms and technologies including, but not limited to: HP Indigo, hybrid inkjet/combination presses, Domino, etc.
• Intimate knowledge of Color Management processes and workflows. This includes Color measurement devices and software that collect data to evaluate press performance and drive process improvements.
• Esko/HP/IdeAlliance/G7 certifications are a plus.

Other considerations:

• Associate has the ability to work on-site in a digital hub.
• Associate must be able to travel as required.

Diversity & Inclusion:

MCC fosters an inclusive culture that respects and embraces our teammates' diverse backgrounds and experiences, so that everyone can achieve their full potential here. We aspire for our company to truly reflect the diversity of our customers and the markets we serve. We are committed to equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of peoples' gender identity/expression, age, language, sexual orientation, ability, race, socioeconomic status, national origin or other characteristics.

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