Production Controller at Springer Nature Group

Macmillan Education South Africa is seeking to appoint an experienced production controller to be responsible for the efficient production of titles for the Macmillan Southern Africa group.

Requirements

• National Senior Certificate
• Related tertiary qualification.
• Certificate in electronic origination/composition TT
• Proficiency in Microsoft office
• A minimum of 2-3 years' experience in production control.
• Excellent industry related technical skills/knowledge
• Good administration, organisational, people & communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make decisions
• Knowledge of Adobe apps/DTP software including but not limited to Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver
• Adhere to company policies and procedure

Key Responsibilities

• Project management
• Analyse project requirements
• Identify and commission resources required
• Scheduling
• Manage and maintain budgets
• Identify and mitigate risks
• Stakeholder engagement
• Pre-press duties
• Technical checks
• Proofing
• Manage admin tasks
• Reporting
• Archiving