20 year old company / bike friendly workplace / promotion from within - We work in two niche markets: Conference peer review and publishing / And printing for self-publishing authors. I'd love someone who can communicate with clients, knows a little bit about printing or design (just a little) and can become semi-fluent in several different programs - excel / Acrobat and various plug-ins / a little html / and word. Or... someone with some experience copy editing would be great.
Job Description
Job Title: Production Specialist.
General Description: Coordinates the entire production process of Mira’s products, including CD-ROMs and Printed Materials. This position reports to the Project Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)
- Point of contact for internal personnel throughout project set-up, production and completion.
- Coordinate project production schedules through the scheduling software.
- Maintain documentation of project correspondence and product customizations.
- Complete and distribute all necessary forms and files (electronic or hard copy) to appropriate personnel for project production and completion, including, but not limited to: production specification forms, IT Help Desk tickets
- Maintain records of additional charges (rush charges, proofing and editing, customizations, etc.) not outlined in the contract to maintain project profitability.
- Provide final quality checks on all products before releasing to Quality Assurance, Project Managers or customers, including, but not limited to: beta and Master CD-ROMs, material to go to Print.
- Provide feedback and recommendations to team members that will enhance services to Mira’s Customers.
Required Competencies:
- Customer service orientation
- Effective and strong communication skills – oral and written
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and work as a team member
- Proficiency with PC/Windows computing platforms
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and Word
- Experience with Adobe products – Especially Acrobat Professional
- Ability to design creative, technical, solutions to customer requirements
- Ability to translate technical issues into everyday language for customers
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to learn new things on a timely basis as needed
- Good problem solving skills, ability to make decisions under pressure
- Deadline driven, goal-oriented
- Dependable, flexible
- Profit-oriented
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
"Nice to Have's"
- Familiarity with the conference printing/publishing industry/process
- Familiarity with Adobe PDF files, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader
- Visual Basic/HTML/XML programming experience
- Copy Editing Abilty / Experience
Open Service Bureau Position
Started by point to point, Jun 23 2009 08:09 AM
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 02:50 PM
point to point, on 23 June 2009 - 08:09 AM, said:
20 year old company / bike friendly workplace / promotion from within - We work in two niche markets: Conference peer review and publishing / And printing for self-publishing authors. I'd love someone who can communicate with clients, knows a little bit about printing or design (just a little) and can become semi-fluent in several different programs - excel / Acrobat and various plug-ins / a little html / and word. Or... someone with some experience copy editing would be great.
Job Description
Job Title: Production Specialist.
General Description: Coordinates the entire production process of Mira’s products, including CD-ROMs and Printed Materials. This position reports to the Project Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)
- Point of contact for internal personnel throughout project set-up, production and completion.
- Coordinate project production schedules through the scheduling software.
- Maintain documentation of project correspondence and product customizations.
- Complete and distribute all necessary forms and files (electronic or hard copy) to appropriate personnel for project production and completion, including, but not limited to: production specification forms, IT Help Desk tickets
- Maintain records of additional charges (rush charges, proofing and editing, customizations, etc.) not outlined in the contract to maintain project profitability.
- Provide final quality checks on all products before releasing to Quality Assurance, Project Managers or customers, including, but not limited to: beta and Master CD-ROMs, material to go to Print.
- Provide feedback and recommendations to team members that will enhance services to Mira’s Customers.
Required Competencies:
- Customer service orientation
- Effective and strong communication skills – oral and written
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and work as a team member
- Proficiency with PC/Windows computing platforms
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and Word
- Experience with Adobe products – Especially Acrobat Professional
- Ability to design creative, technical, solutions to customer requirements
- Ability to translate technical issues into everyday language for customers
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to learn new things on a timely basis as needed
- Good problem solving skills, ability to make decisions under pressure
- Deadline driven, goal-oriented
- Dependable, flexible
- Profit-oriented
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
"Nice to Have's"
- Familiarity with the conference printing/publishing industry/process
- Familiarity with Adobe PDF files, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader
- Visual Basic/HTML/XML programming experience
- Copy Editing Abilty / Experience
Job Description
Job Title: Production Specialist.
General Description: Coordinates the entire production process of Mira’s products, including CD-ROMs and Printed Materials. This position reports to the Project Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned.)
- Point of contact for internal personnel throughout project set-up, production and completion.
- Coordinate project production schedules through the scheduling software.
- Maintain documentation of project correspondence and product customizations.
- Complete and distribute all necessary forms and files (electronic or hard copy) to appropriate personnel for project production and completion, including, but not limited to: production specification forms, IT Help Desk tickets
- Maintain records of additional charges (rush charges, proofing and editing, customizations, etc.) not outlined in the contract to maintain project profitability.
- Provide final quality checks on all products before releasing to Quality Assurance, Project Managers or customers, including, but not limited to: beta and Master CD-ROMs, material to go to Print.
- Provide feedback and recommendations to team members that will enhance services to Mira’s Customers.
Required Competencies:
- Customer service orientation
- Effective and strong communication skills – oral and written
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and work as a team member
- Proficiency with PC/Windows computing platforms
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and Word
- Experience with Adobe products – Especially Acrobat Professional
- Ability to design creative, technical, solutions to customer requirements
- Ability to translate technical issues into everyday language for customers
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to learn new things on a timely basis as needed
- Good problem solving skills, ability to make decisions under pressure
- Deadline driven, goal-oriented
- Dependable, flexible
- Profit-oriented
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
"Nice to Have's"
- Familiarity with the conference printing/publishing industry/process
- Familiarity with Adobe PDF files, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader
- Visual Basic/HTML/XML programming experience
- Copy Editing Abilty / Experience
#3
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Posted 30 October 2009 - 02:57 PM
I am very interested in the Open Service Bureau Position. I have attached my resume.
JOHN A. HURAYT
7922 Allendale Cove • Olive Branch, MS. 38654
662-420-0081 • jahur1@yahoo.com
______________________________________________________________________
SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT ANALYST: PROJECT MGR. COST CONTAINMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE ADMINISTRATOR: MANUFACTURING - DATA ANALYSIS
____________________________________________________________
Multifaceted senior management professional with more than 25 years of comprehensive experience. Delivered targeted cost reductions and customer satisfaction for prestigious retail clients. Embraces increased responsibilities. Easily transcends from management analyst, to administrator, or manufacturing faucets seamlessly. Recognized as a persistent, focused, and follow through leader. Excellent problem solver. Creative presentation and training knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________________
Six Sigma team building • Project Management • Key leader, strategic planning, targeted results • Dedicated work ethic • Successful implementation of new cost reduction process controls • Future cost containment reductions • Budget data forecast analysis • Total Quality Management (TQM) • Established Quality Assurance
_____________________________________________________________________________________
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUEBECOR WORLD, Memphis, TN. • July 2002 - May 2009
(An international multi-site commercial printing company — now downsized)
Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) Project Manager / Analyst
Selected (SSBB) manager to direct and plan cost reduction initiatives for multi-plant budget savings. Implemented Six Sigma methodology (DMAIC) Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. Established project teams and instituted successful process changes to sustain future performance savings.
Quality Assurance Administrator
Key leader of the Quality Assurance team ensuring customer quality satisfaction with high-profile clients (JCP, SEARS, KOHL'S). Coordinate data color files (digital input) to control ink cost savings.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• $200K plus cost savings by analyzing and implementing Six Sigma Black Belt improvement procedures to reduce paper waste.
• 98% efficiency achieved for Quality and Data specifications. SEARS honored Memphis with The Plant of the Year Award in 2007.
• 50% reduction in press color pull-up time by standardizing press ink ratios.
• Executed planned procedures to align quality area densitometry and comply with ISO standards.
JOHN A. HURAYT 662-420-0081 jahur1@yahoo.com Page 2 of 2
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, St. Louis, MO. • June 2001 - June 2002
(The nations safest railroad and recipient of the E. H. Harriman safety award)
Train Conductor (Certified)
Responsible for organized industry track switching and train consist make-up. Embraced and adhered to all safety compliances. Successfully managed chemical, grains, and coal shipments.
• 100% safety record compliance accomplished.
QUEBECOR WORLD, Salem, IL. • January 1977 - May 2001 (division closed)
Quality Assurance overseeing color quality for major accounts, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan. Functioned as the department Manager at various times as the division changed. Promoted rapidly from Film Manager to Digital Data Manager. Supervisor responsible for manufacturing and production quality requirements. Directed training for subordinates on new data technological equipment.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Examined and reduced advertisement complaints by 25% from the previous year (1995) by editing input data supplied.
• Coordinated quality procedures and reduced manufacturing makeovers from 4% to 2%. This was also an employee unit cost savings.
• 50% reduction of rejected input material in one year using digital Spectronics technology.
EDUCATION
Photoengraver - Journeyman, completed 4 year apprenticeship.
Attended: Kaskaskia College - Centralia, IL.
Attended: Cuyahoga College - Cleveland, OH.
Ohio National Guard - 6 years - Honorable Discharge
JOHN A. HURAYT
7922 Allendale Cove • Olive Branch, MS. 38654
662-420-0081 • jahur1@yahoo.com
______________________________________________________________________
SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT ANALYST: PROJECT MGR. COST CONTAINMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE ADMINISTRATOR: MANUFACTURING - DATA ANALYSIS
____________________________________________________________
Multifaceted senior management professional with more than 25 years of comprehensive experience. Delivered targeted cost reductions and customer satisfaction for prestigious retail clients. Embraces increased responsibilities. Easily transcends from management analyst, to administrator, or manufacturing faucets seamlessly. Recognized as a persistent, focused, and follow through leader. Excellent problem solver. Creative presentation and training knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________________
Six Sigma team building • Project Management • Key leader, strategic planning, targeted results • Dedicated work ethic • Successful implementation of new cost reduction process controls • Future cost containment reductions • Budget data forecast analysis • Total Quality Management (TQM) • Established Quality Assurance
_____________________________________________________________________________________
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUEBECOR WORLD, Memphis, TN. • July 2002 - May 2009
(An international multi-site commercial printing company — now downsized)
Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) Project Manager / Analyst
Selected (SSBB) manager to direct and plan cost reduction initiatives for multi-plant budget savings. Implemented Six Sigma methodology (DMAIC) Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. Established project teams and instituted successful process changes to sustain future performance savings.
Quality Assurance Administrator
Key leader of the Quality Assurance team ensuring customer quality satisfaction with high-profile clients (JCP, SEARS, KOHL'S). Coordinate data color files (digital input) to control ink cost savings.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• $200K plus cost savings by analyzing and implementing Six Sigma Black Belt improvement procedures to reduce paper waste.
• 98% efficiency achieved for Quality and Data specifications. SEARS honored Memphis with The Plant of the Year Award in 2007.
• 50% reduction in press color pull-up time by standardizing press ink ratios.
• Executed planned procedures to align quality area densitometry and comply with ISO standards.
JOHN A. HURAYT 662-420-0081 jahur1@yahoo.com Page 2 of 2
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, St. Louis, MO. • June 2001 - June 2002
(The nations safest railroad and recipient of the E. H. Harriman safety award)
Train Conductor (Certified)
Responsible for organized industry track switching and train consist make-up. Embraced and adhered to all safety compliances. Successfully managed chemical, grains, and coal shipments.
• 100% safety record compliance accomplished.
QUEBECOR WORLD, Salem, IL. • January 1977 - May 2001 (division closed)
Quality Assurance overseeing color quality for major accounts, Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan. Functioned as the department Manager at various times as the division changed. Promoted rapidly from Film Manager to Digital Data Manager. Supervisor responsible for manufacturing and production quality requirements. Directed training for subordinates on new data technological equipment.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Examined and reduced advertisement complaints by 25% from the previous year (1995) by editing input data supplied.
• Coordinated quality procedures and reduced manufacturing makeovers from 4% to 2%. This was also an employee unit cost savings.
• 50% reduction of rejected input material in one year using digital Spectronics technology.
EDUCATION
Photoengraver - Journeyman, completed 4 year apprenticeship.
Attended: Kaskaskia College - Centralia, IL.
Attended: Cuyahoga College - Cleveland, OH.
Ohio National Guard - 6 years - Honorable Discharge
