Supervisor

The Printing Press Supervisor is responsible for planning, supervising, and controlling day-to-day printing operations to ensure high-quality output, minimum wastage, on-time delivery, and efficient use of manpower and machines. The role involves coordinating between pre-press, press operators, and finishing teams while maintaining quality, safety, and productivity standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Execution

• Plan daily and weekly press schedules based on job priority and delivery timelines.

• Allocate machines, manpower, and materials efficiently.

• Ensure correct job setup as per job card (paper, size, ink, plates, quantities).

• Monitor job progress and ensure adherence to production targets.

• Coordinate with planning and dispatch teams for timely completion.

2.Quality Control

• Maintain consistent print quality (color, registration, sharpness, ink density).

• Ensure adherence to approved samples, shade cards, and customer specifications.

• Identify defects such as scumming, ghosting, doubling, color variation, or misregistration and take corrective action.

• Minimize rejection, reprints, and paper wastage.

• Maintain quality records and corrective actions.

3.Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of offset printing processes

• Hands-on experience with Heidelberg or equivalent machines

• Understanding of color management and print quality control

• Ability to manage manpower and multitask

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Basic computer knowledge (Excel, job tracking)

• Good communication and leadership skills

• It is a Full Time Manufacturing job for candidates with 3 - 6+ years Experience.