STEPHEN GERMANY

• Assisted in training new staff members, enhancing departmental competency levels.
• Implemented safety regulations to maintain a secure work environment.
• Digital Printer Ricoh C9200 Professional with 5+ years of experience skilfully operating a variety of printing presses with the highest level of safety compliance.
• Maintained an organised workspace, promoting productivity and orderliness on the shop floor.
• Utilised software applications to prepare files for digital printing efficiently.
• Achieved daily targets with effective time management skills.
• Handled delicate machinery parts carefully during maintenance tasks, reducing chances of damage or loss.
• Troubleshot equipment issues, resulting in minimal downtime.
• Liaised with suppliers, securing timely delivery of materials needed for production.
• Conducted routine machine inspections, ensuring optimal performance at all times.
• Adeptly handled client inquiries about product specifications and turnaround times, facilitating better customer relationships.
• Ensured consistency of print quality for client satisfaction.
• Performed quality control checks, ensuring outstanding product output.
• Met tight deadlines with proficient project management skills.
• Enhanced productivity by routinely servicing printing machinery.
• Improved efficiency by maintaining and operating digital print machines.
• Edited artwork according to design specifications and performing proofing preparation to ensure accuracy.
• Operated digital presses and wide format printers, ensuring strict safety compliance throughout.
• Maintained required stock levels by performing detailed inspections on daily basis and placing orders as needed.
• Produced high-quality printed products using digital, relief and lithographic presses.
• Troubleshot machine malfunctions to locate causes of issues.
• Cleaned, maintained and adjusted machinery for proper functioning.
• Checked print quality standards against proofs and detected sub-standard output.
• Followed safety precautions in printing to prevent injury or damage.
• Adjusted and monitored functions of printing machines.
• Regulated paper and ink supply during print runs.
• Fed machines with right quantities of paper to prevent pauses in printing.
• Set colour profiles to produce desired finished look.
• Performed test runs to guarantee correct functioning and prevent excessive waste.
• Monitored machine operations and detected malfunctions, carrying out or requesting maintenance and repairs.
• Assessed quality of printing against company standards.
• Improved client satisfaction by delivering packages promptly and accurately.

Specializing in Pre Press, Computer to Plate and Direct to digital Press. Working with in the Pre Press
Department to produce aluminium printing plates.
Liaising with Managers, Customer account managers, Estimators and production schedulers.Daily job page
imposition produced for PUR Binding, Case binding, Perfect Binding, Sewn Books, Wiro-Bound, Notch Bound,
Saddle-Stitch, Calendars and all binding formats.Factory operating Heidelberg XL and 102-10 Presses. HP
Indigo 5000 and 7800 Digital and Heidelberg Versafire Press.Imposition software Heidelberg Prinect
Printready 2019 and Signa Station2019. Checking all customers PDF's so the job workflow is correct ( Fonts,3
mm bleed, colour text, embedded files, page size, dpi and checking ink profiles are available for the Press
Minder. Proofing customer jobs via remote access, sending PDF proofs via FTP site or Fogra Certified Hard
copy wide format paper proofs via Epson P6000 Sure Colour and Spectroproof. Impositions are sent directly
to the digital press or the Screen Platerite Engines and FujiFilm processors for production of aluminium plates.
Producing 2000 to 5000 plate per week.General plate processor maintenance, chemical changes and
cleaning.Liaising with FujiFilm and Heidelberg engineers when on site. Personalization using HP software
extension in InDesign and Adobe AcrobatPro. Daily use of MIS via Tharsten Primo for job workflow, production scheduling and ordering goods. Working to very tight and urgent production schedules in a busy
Pre Press environment.

Operating a '' PRINT OPTIONS'' computerised estimating system for contract and trade customers.
Using ''MIA'' MIS within a busy factory environment. Working to ISO 9002.
Tasks included Production Control. Job progress chasing and sales enquiries.
Liaising with clients, trade suppliers, despatch companies and internal staff.
Producing estimates based on hourly rates, available machines, production process, set-up, press run times,
stock availability, outwork and pre press work, finishing and despatch requirements.
Administration duties involved Job Bag instruction origination, production schedules and maintaining files.

Final Film Planner / Platemaker

Camera Operator / Film Planner