Pre Print Manager (m/w/d)
SIG Group
12 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Linnich, 07
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SIG Group seeks a Pre Print Manager (f/m/d) for a fixed-term role through 2028, onsite in Linnich, to drive prepress for new packaging designs and artwork changes, coordinating customers, agencies, repro houses and suppliers from start to approval. The candidate has 3-5 years in packaging printing or prepress, a qualification in Printing Technology or Graphic Arts, strong color management and repro skills, and proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and SAP, plus fluent English and German. Success hinges on cross-functional collaboration, precise project scheduling, and a quality minded mindset. To apply, tailor your resume with concrete projects, on-time deliveries, SAP usage and customer-facing experience, and show process improvements and proactive stakeholder communication.
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Pre Print Manager (f/m/d)
(Fixed-term position until EOY 2028 )
We are searching for a Pre Print Manager, responsible for the successful implementation and realization of new packaging design projects and design modifications, ensuring compliance with customer expectations, quality standards, timelines, and budget requirements. This role serves as the key interface between customers, agencies, suppliers, and internal stakeholders throughout the entire prepress process, from project initiation to final artwork approval.
Key responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the end-to-end preprint process for new packaging designs and artwork changes.
- Act as the main contact for customers, agencies, repro houses, and cylinder suppliers throughout design projects.
- Organize and lead project kick-off meetings and align project timelines with all stakeholders.
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Review and validate repro files, proofs, separations, and colours
- Conduct feasibility assessments of new packaging designs according to company specifications and artwork guidelines.
- Coordinate project schedules, approvals, and deliverables to ensure on-time execution.
- Collaborate with Production, Sales, Quality, Marketing, and Global Technology teams on project implementation and process improvements.
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Maintain project-related data and documentation in SAP, including print numbers, timelines, and purchase orders.
You bring these skills, experience & education
- 3–5 years of experience in packaging printing, rotogravure printing, prepress/repro services, or a related field.
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Vocational training or technical qualification in Printing Technology, Packaging Printing, and Prepress, or Graphic Arts.
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Strong knowledge of printing technologies, color management, repro processes, and packaging artwork development.
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Experience working with Adobe Acrobat
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP/workflow management systems.
- Fluent English and German; additional language skills are an advantage.
- Strong customer focus, communication skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Proactive, quality-oriented mindset with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
SIG competencies
We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.
Our promise
SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.
About SIG
SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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