QC Operator

QC Operator - Packaging Artwork & Repro Location: Leeds Salary: DOE Company: A leading packaging and graphics agency. Role: As an Artwork Quality Control Specialist, your role is pivotal in maintaining the quality and accuracy of artwork and labelling for various products. The Packaging QC s responsible for reviewing and ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of packaging artwork before it goes to production. This role acts as a critical checkpoint between the artwork team and print/manufacturing, ensuring that final deliverables align with brand guidelines, legal requirements, and technical specifications. To check and approve artwork and repro files against approved designs to ensure:- * Review and Approve Packaging Files: Verify layout, typography, colour profiles, dielines, image resolution, and branding alignment in final artwork. * Proofing: Meticulously inspect digital and physical packaging proofs for design layout, grammar, spelling, barcode placement, and regulatory information. * Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the wider teams, print technical, client delight, and printers to resolve issues and align on standards. * Brand Compliance: Ensure all packaging adheres to brand standards, including logos, colour, iconography, and legal copy. * Documentation: Maintain documentation of approvals, checklists, and QA reports for reference and audits. * Feedback Loop: Provide clear and constructive feedback to teams and external vendors to improve future quality and workflow efficiency. * Colour Management: Assist in evaluating colour consistency and accuracy across digital and printed samples. * Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements in QA workflow to reduce errors and improve speed-to-market. Requirements: * Experience within a QC / Proofread role - specifically packaging artwork and repro * Experience working within a print, packaging and labels manufacturer / agency * Experience of checking packaging artwork files for printability in a fast paced environment is essential * Knowledge of packaging artwork, repro and associated printing technologies * Expert knowledge of Adobe CS and Esko * Full knowledge of print processes Apply: Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent. Key words; quality control / QC / QC Operator / quality assurance / proofreader / Adobe CS / illustrator / artwork / packaging / print / Adobe CS / brand guidelines / flexo / flexographic / repro / reprographics / proofreaderr / proofreading