EMPLOYMENT - Graphics/Production Assistant

About the Company

Founded in 1986, The Super Poly Partnership is a Western Canadian supplier of high quality commercial and agricultural poly products. A financially strong, dynamic and growing organization, The Super Poly Partnership currently has offices located in Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg.

Our Winnipeg branch is seeking an energetic person to fill the role of Graphics/Production Assistant to support our Rotogravure print department.

Duties

• Communicate between the client, production department and the graphics design house to ensure complex plate designs are created to the clients' specifications and address any printability issues
• Create 1- to 4-colour logos and graphics in-house to fulfill basic client requirements
• Work with production department to investigate and resolve any printing issues arising between the graphic design and the Rotogravure printing equipment
• Prepare all production related paperwork, including production dockets and POs for outsourced graphics
• Double check all confirmations, graphics and dockets and ensure all information is correct and signed-off on by the customer before being sent to production
• Update customer with status of production and address any issues that may arise
• Perform various administrative duties including supply requisition, filing, and e-mail/letter writing

Requirements

• Post-secondary degree or diploma required in a relevant field (Graphics, Marketing, etc)
• Aggressive self-starter with excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills, with strong emphasis on rapport building and the ability to overcome customer resistance
• Strong computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, ERP)
• Prior agricultural industry experience an asset
• Preference will be given to those applicants possessing previous graphics design experience (or a willingness to self-teach) and/or previous printed packaging experience

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to us by fax at (780) 462-4721 or email at careers@superpoly.ca. Quote job code SP-GRA01 in submission.

Application closes October 15th, 2011. No agencies please.