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Quality Control Manager at Tjarks and Tjarks Design Group
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
In this role, you will be working within the international department and their U.S clients. You will be responsible for the complete administration of the quality control procedure within this department and the movement of the jobs once finished using the internal company ESKO workflow. On-the-job training will be provided, with the expectation to learn all aspects of the role in a timely manner and receive more autonomy as the training progresses. Linguistic skills are advantageous.
Job Summary:
As the Quality Control Manager, you will have complete responsibility for the administration process of the quality control checking procedure for the International Department. You will be able to work in a fast-paced environment by meeting all client and internal deadlines. You will steadily acquire knowledge of a range of brands and will be able to advise/educate other staff members within the studio on applicable guidelines and technical... printing requirements.
The Company:
Tjarks and Tjarks has 30 years-experience of designing and producing brands that win at the retail shelf. Our clients trust us time and again, over decades, to lead them through the changing dynamics of the shopper world and to design packaging that ensures their brands are picked first. We deliver our 360 design to artwork philosophy efficiently, faithfully and accurately, across the globe. We create and produce as one seamless, joined up team of experts, all under one roof.
Overall Responsibility:
• Responsible for the complete administration of the quality control checking procedure including:
-External client checks
-Admin and filing related to external checks
-Check designs and artworks for compliance with existing (brand) guidelines and printer
specifications
-Artwork checks at every stage
-Any other quality control related tasks
• To learn the detailed knowledge promptly to be able to advise and train other members of staff within the studio on the content of the following guidelines: Barcodes & QR-Codes, Nutrition and Fish- and Meat Sustainability.
• To learn the knowledge promptly to be able to advise other members of staff within the studio on the content of the following other guidelines and rules: Allergens, Food Labelling rules, industry standard logos such as Marine Stewardship Council, Fairtrade and Vegetarian logos, and all private brands.
• To be accountable for checking/proofreading all design, text, layout and colour aspects within artworks against brand guidelines and print specs for all types of U.S and multi-lingual language food and non-food packaging.
• To check the technical requirements of the files in line with printer specifications, ensuring accurate key repro elements are correct.
• Confirm the precision and accuracy of work at first and final stage by ensuring that all jobs comply with existing brand guidelines, checking against all aspects of the design, layout, font and colours.
• Feedback to internal account managers and artworkers on all aspects of the design and concisely advise on any required amendments.
• Converse with clients efficiently and politely by email and provide written reports for external checking tasks.
• In time, to be familiar and advise clients on costs for our services, if required.
• Join internal pre-production meetings to assist with guideline legal requirements and give technical feedback.
• To understand the ESKO process and efficiently use the system.
• To provide additional cover for the European QC Team if needed.
Job Skills and qualifications:
• Solid print knowledge, understands all limitations of different print processes
• Educated to at least Degree level qualification
• At least 2 years relevant work experience
• Creative/branding industry experience is advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent attention to detail skills
• Experience in MS Office packages (Outlook/Word/Excel)
• Experience is using mac OS
• Experience with using internal company workflows is advantageous
• You will be able to balance and own your own workload
• Adobe software experience is advantageous
Attributes:
• High attention to detail, meticulous in approach
• Conscientious, reliable, good attendance and timekeeping standards
• Excellent attention to detail and works with precision
• Displays a thorough understanding of Quality Control and pre-press
• Effective project manager, able to manage workload
• Honest, trustworthy, and able to work unsupervised
• Demonstrates initiative, is creative and contributes ideas
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving without cutting corners
• Friendly, approachable, respectful and a positive team player
• Flexible, adaptable, calm whilst working under pressure
• Professional with excellent communication skills
• Proactive, takes ownership of daily tasks with a can-do attitude
• Must be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business
• Be able to develop new working practices that could benefit the business
Job Description - the job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the business and role develop.The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the company need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed on this job description.
Equal Opportunities - as a company, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all, regardless of any characteristic as protected by law.
Data Protection - any information we receive as part of an enquiry about opportunities with Tjarks and Tjarks Design Ltd including personal contact details, CV and email address will be kept and used for recruitment purposes for a period of at least one year. You can view the Privacy Notice at . Please contact us on careers@ if you wish us to delete any information you have given us and, subject to our rights and obligations under the GDPR, your information will be deleted upon request.
Application - we welcome direct applications either in response to one of our advertised vacancies or on a speculative basis. Please email your CV and covering letter to careers@. Due to the volume of applicants only successful applicants will be contacted.
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