Job Description - Planner / Production Coordinator
Lahlouh’s business model is built on solving end to end supply chain problems not simply processing transactional print orders. Lahlouh is a partner that focuses on developing collaborative, comprehensive solutions that endeavor to meet all the communication needs of our clients’ dynamic and evolving marketplaces.
Lahlouh's mission is to provide the highest quality, most cost-effective business communications solutions available.
Core capabilities include:
• Sheet-fed offset print • Fulfillment / Distribution logistics • Digital print (Print on Demand) • Packaging & Structural Design • Variable Data digital print • Marketing promotions • Large format digital print • Promotions • Direct Mail • Full-service bindery and assembly • Online Customer Solutions
Position: Planner/Production Coordinator Reports to: Planning Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Department: Planning Location/Shift: Blue Ash, Ohio / 1st Shift
Essential Function: The Planner/Production Coordinator is responsible for engineering the production process of printed materials, from receiving design files to ensuring the final product meets quality standards and is delivered on time, by communicating instructions with internal teams, estimating costs, creating press impositions, assist in scheduling and quality control all aspects of the job.
Experience:
Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a Planner, estimator, Job Engineer in Commercial Print environment.
Working knowledge of PC Windows Microsoft platform, Print ERP, including Excel, Word, and Adobe Suite
Job Duties and General Expectations:
Create detailed job tickets with specifications, including paper stock, color profiles, finishing options, and quantities.
Manage project timelines and deadlines, communicating progress to clients and internal teams.
Monitor production schedules to identify potential delays and proactively address issues.
Provide accurate cost estimates to sales, including potential variations based on design changes.
Excellent organizational and time management abilities
Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
Manage project timelines and deadlines, communicating progress to sales and internal teams.
Monitor production schedules to identify potential delays and proactively address issues.
Follow Lahlouh ISO Quality Procedures and Work Instructions, and complete forms and checklists
Follow Lahlouh policies
Work extended hours, as business needs dictate
Attend daily production meetings
Position Specific Skills and Competencies:
Knowledge of job estimating and layouts, purchasing material and buyouts
(Offset, digital, large format, direct mail, bindery, and finishing)
Verify estimate specifications and art specifications match
Estimate job costs
Price change orders
Experience using Pace ERP is a plus,
Knowledge or experience with Heidelberg’s Prepress system Prinect and Signa Station, is a plus
Education:
Post secondary degree/diploma or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience in the Print Industry is required.
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