Production Graphics Coordinator- Color Management

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Position Overview:

As the Production Graphics Coordinator- Color Management, you’re a key member of the  Graphics Services -Color Management Team, reporting to a Graphics Services Lead.    You will contribute to the success of Ball by managing color, production and printing processes, emphasizing quality assurance and operational excellence.

 

Your Key Areas of Responsibilities Include: 

 

• Administrative Duties:  Related  the graphics department including pilot production, plate making, color management and proofing for all plants.
  • Maintain color management programs outlined by key customers. 
  • Shipping:  Graphic standards to plants and pilot cans to customers. 
• 3rd Party Verifications: 
  • Work vendors/suppliers to ensure quality through 3rd party verification process for all vendor supplied cans.
• Collaborate Cross -Functionally: 
  • Work with Pre-press, client services and plants to ensure quality throughout.
  • Work with internal Ink Team (INX)  to confirm customer inks for upcoming pilot runs.
  • Work with pilot team to ensure uniformity in the color standards between digital press and pilot press.
  • Process pilot approvals/rejections.
• Inventory Management: 
  • Filing systems management and retention for all graphic standards. 
  • Inventory management/ordering for printing essentials.
• Computer Proficiency and Email Management: 
  • Manage a large volume of emails on  a daily basis.  
  • Utilize color management software and tools to accurately read and validate colors.
  • Facilitate plant communications to ensure quality production runs.
  • Manage graphics orders in the graphics system and maintain daily production logs.
• Customer Service: 
  • Manage customer relationship pertaining to graphic via email and phone.  

 

Required Experience and Skills: 

 

• Broad training in a related field usually acquired through high school; college or graduate degree level education or work-related experience. 
• Minimum 1 year of  job related experience in a customer-focused role with working knowledge of graphic principles, practices, terminology  and procedures. 
• Team player: demonstrated ability to effectively create and maintain a positive teamwork environment. 
• Proficiency with common computer software (such as Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 
• Experience that required meticulous attention to detail and the ability to match graphics (colors, alignment, etc.) 
• Excellent work prioritization skills; demonstrated ability to meet schedules and adapt quickly as work priorities change.  
• Experience identifying and defining issues and using multiple sources ( Standard Operation Procedures, Innovation and/or  defined investigation techniques) to resolve issues.

 

Compensation & Benefits

 

• On-Site Work Environment: This position is based in Westminster, CO and requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site 5 days per week. Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be require
• Hiring Salary Range: $52,600 - $75,900 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, please visit our career site and "Total Rewards" page to learn more.

 

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

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