Austrak Drive Somerton Full time

- Join a well-established, family-owned business with a strong reputation in the print and packaging industry.
- Opportunity to make a real impact in a critical role within the production process.
- Enjoy a stable, full-time position with long-term career opportunities.

Labelmakers Group is one of the foremost awarded manufacturers of innovative packaging products and packaging solutions to the fast-moving consumer goods sector, mostly large multinationals in the general food and beverage markets. The Company is a private multisite business in Australia and New Zealand, employing well over 650 people, with the primary focus in manufacturing pressure sensitive labels.

Labelmakers continues to invest in new systems and technologies, including having the fully integrated in-house pre-press facility, adding value and benefits to our customers and supply chain partners in Australia, as well as in New Zealand.

About the opportunity:

We are now looking for a Pre-Press Operator/Esko Operator to join our business in Somerton VIC.

Reporting to the Pre-press Manager, you will be an integral member of the Pre-press team responsible for preparing art to suit production requirements.

- This is a full-time position 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Producing quality pre-press including digital image imposition, layout configuration, file merging and cropping, all the while considering production demands and machine constraints
- Inspecting final products to ensure quality conformance
- Basic maintaining of the pre-press equipment
- Order and replenish consumables uitilised in the pre-press process




- Interact well and maintain a positive relationship with all production functions.
- You will contribute to all steps in our production process and practices including, Quality, Safety, Good Manufacturing practice (GMP) housekeeping and Environmental control measures.

To be successful in this role you will need:

- Ideally, minimum three years’ experience working in a print or packaging manufacturing environment (preferred in a pre-press role).
- Experience using Adobe and Esko Software (Automation Engine, Artpro+, Packedge, Plato, Deskpack and ArtiosCad) will be advantageous
- Demonstrated planning and organisational skills.
- Be a team player that can communicate effectively across multiple work groups.
- Able to work autonomously, manage priorities and are self-motivated.
- To have high attention to detail and proud of your work standard – quality focus.

What can we offer you?

With sites spanning across the Australia and New Zealand, working as part of a highly driven team at Labelmakers Group, you can expect the opportunity to build your own home-grown career across functions, locations, and equipment.

In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth. At Labelmakers, we aim to be a destination employer in the printing industry where we do not just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.

For more information about us at Labelmakers Group, please visit our website

Candidates will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical and hold a right to work in Australia.

What are you waiting for? Apply now.

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📌 Pre-Press Operator/Esko Operator (Somerton)
🏢 Labelmakers Group
📍 Somerton