We are always interested in talking to high quality candidates for employment opportunities. If you are a highly motivated and energetic person with experience in any aspect of the printing process, please submit your resume along with a cover letter expressing your interest. Lake County Press is an equal opportunity employer.

Please download the PDF form to your desktop. Complete the application using Acrobat. Click the submit button at the end of the document to send as an email attachment.

Email: 
HumanResources@lakecountypress.com
Phone: 
847.336.4333
Mailing Address: 

Lake County Press, Inc.
98 Noll Street
Waukegan, IL 60085

Overview

We are always interested in talking to high quality candidates for employment opportunities. If you are a highly motivated and energetic person with experience in any aspect of the printing process, please submit your resume along with a cover letter expressing your interest. Lake County Press is an equal opportunity employer.

Please download the PDF form to your desktop. Complete the application using Acrobat. Click the submit button at the end of the document to send as an email attachment.

Mailing Address:

Lake County Press, Inc.
98 Noll Street
Waukegan, IL 60085

Phone:
847.336.4333
Email:
HumanResources@lakecountypress.com

OPENINGS

Grand Format Specialist for Major Account
The Grand Format Specialist for Major Account at Lake County Press, Inc. is expected to possess the level of project management skills that rate him or her among the very best at this function in the printing industry. Lake County Press, Inc. expects that the Grand Format Specialist for Major Account will act at all times to assure the highest level of professionalism and personal performance possible, will work enthusiastically to meet or exceed all performance goals set by Lake County Press, Inc., and will contribute utmost to assist Lake County Press, Inc. in achieving its goals and being the best provider of printing services in the industry.
 
The Grand Format Specialist for Major Account is responsible for performing all project management related activities at Lake County Press, Inc. according to the rules and policies established by Lake County Press, Inc. and documented in the Employee Manual, Standard Operating Procedures, Quality Manual, Work Methods and other applicable documents.
 
The Grand Format Specialist for Major Account will report to and receive operational direction from the Director of Web Solutions & Digital Technology.

Job Responsibilities

● Create Planograms (Installation Proofs)
   ○ Pick up blueprints and create planograms
   ○ Submit planograms to client for approval
   ○ Create BoM from approved planograms
       ■ Catalog BoM into database
   ○ Record site specific information into database

● Complete Virtual Site Walkthrough
   ○ QC Site scans
   ○ Add metadata and links to all graphics
   ○ Post to portal for client access

Education & Experience

  • ● High School education or equivalent

  • ● The ability to read and write in English

  • ● Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions.

  • ● Bachelor of Arts degree

-or-

  • ● Two years of academic education in the graphic arts

and/or

  • ● Three years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • ● Demonstrate the ability to work with Sales, Customer Service, Shipping and Production management to achieve company goals including customer satisfaction and company profitability

  • ● Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the data collection system and display consistency and accuracy in meeting data collection requirements specified in the quality documentation and by management

  • ● Demonstrate willingness to accept direction from, management and peers to improve quality and performance

  • ● Demonstrate willingness to work together with peers and other departments to improve quality and performance

 

Grand Format Printing Operator
The LCP Grand Format division produces a variety of large graphic products, including jobs that are printed on wide-format presses capable of printing rolls and rigid substrates. This division also has finishing capabilities that include automated table cutting/routing, laminating, sewing, welding and installation in the field. Products within this division include event graphics, building graphics, point-of-purchase graphics, indoor signage, backlit displays, window and floor graphics and prototypes.
 
The Grand Format Printing Operator at Lake County Press, Inc. is expected to possess the level of trade skills in the management of Grand Format / Wide Format operations that would rate him/her among the very best at that function in the printing industry. 
 
Lake County Press, Inc. expects that the Grand Format Printing Operator will act at all times to assure the highest level of equipment, team and personal performance possible, will work enthusiastically to meet or exceed all performance goals set by Lake County Press, Inc. and will contribute his utmost to help Lake County Press, Inc. achieve its goals of being the best provider of printing services in the industry. 
 
The Grand Format Printing Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all Grand Format equipment and processes according to the rules and procedures established by Lake County Press, Inc. and documented in the Quality Manual and Standard Operating Procedures (Work Methods), and applicable operating manuals.
 
The Grand Format Printing Operator must pay special attention to and promote workplace safety.
 
The Grand Format Printing Operator will report to and receive direction, guidance and discipline from the Grand Format Printing Manager and others as outlined in the Quality Manual.
 

Education & Experience

  • ● High School education or equivalent

  • ● Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science or related discipline is desired but not necessary.

  • ● Work experience in Grand Format and/or Wide Format operations in the printing environment and/or as a computer or workstation operator for 2-5 years.

  • ● Experience with VuTek and HP latex printers

  • ● Wide format substrate knowledge

  • ● Knowledge of Rip Software, such as Onyx or a comparable program is a plus

  • ● ​Experience with Adobe programs, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

  • ● Experience operating and conducting maintenance on large format printers is a plus

  • ● Knowledge of installation procedures

A combination of work experience and education (academic or trade) may be substituted for the work experience listed above. The education must be evidenced with material which details the subject matter presented and verification of satisfactory completion of the coursework.

Department Skills

  • ● Good eye for color and color matching, with an attention to detail

  • ● ​​Good math and computer skills (Word and Excel)

  • ● Able to follow written instructions for machine set-up and maintenance

  • ● Strong organization skills and ability to multi-task

  • ● Ability to manage time to meet frequently changing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

  • ● Must be willing and able to work safely with chemicals in an industrial environment

  • ● Must be physically able to move about freely and stand for long periods of time (up to an entire shift)

  • ● Able to lift up to 60 pounds

  • ● Ability to write summaries and reports

  • ● Willingness to take direction and work within a group towards team goals

Web Specialist (eCommerce)
We are looking for a customer-oriented eCommerce Web Specialist to join our growing Web Solutions team. This is a critical role is responsible for delivering an excellent experience for anyone interacting with our online platforms. A Web Specialist, will act as a liaison, provide product/services information and resolve any emerging problems that our customer accounts might face with accuracy and efficiency. Daily tasks include answering incoming phone calls, resolving incoming issues via email or phone, working with our internal manufacturing and fulfillment departments on order issues, and proactively engaging users when issues arise. This candidate is someone who will manage and optimize our online storefronts. This role will be responsible for managing the day-to-day maintenance and upload of eCommerce content in various platforms including SmartStore and Veracore.
A successful candidate is self-motivated, dependable, well-organized, and adaptable with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to balance multiple projects. A “can-do” attitude is required, and the individual must thrive in a fast-paced, energetic work environment. Above all the ability to work on and with a team is critical.  Applicants must be comfortable and confident on the phone while able to think quickly under pressure..

 

Job Responsibilities:

●  Reactively resolve customer issues in a timely manner

●  Take ownership of customers issues and follow problems through to resolution

●  Work with the LCP operations and sales teams to troubleshoot customer issues

●  Respond to customer inquiries in a timely fashion according to our SLAs.

●  Meet deadlines per internal and external customer expectations

●  Help drive continuous improvement of our business systems and processes

●  Contribute to the content and general organization of documents related to Customer operations, including SOPs, email templates, internal knowledge base articles, and more.

●  Help the Web Solutions team create documentation and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for customer support issues

●  Proactively reach out to customers when issues are identified

●  Respond and document issues appropriately utilizing our internal ticketing tool

●  Perform content auditing, monitoring, tuning and troubleshooting of systems to ensure accuracy and functionality according to customer specifications.

●  Verify and ensure the accuracy of all product content within online storefronts, including key data fields, attributes, product descriptions, graphics, images, and documents needed to support sales both online and offline.

●  Execute bulk uploads and content and orders into order management system.

●  Create new or modify existing processes to improve the productivity, efficiency and accuracy of the online storefront and work with our development team on enhancements and bug fixes.

Grand Format Project Manager
The Grand Format Project Manager at Lake County Press, Inc. is expected to possess the level of project management skills that rate him or her among the very best at this function in the printing industry..
 
Lake County Press, Inc. expects that the Grand Format Project Manager will act at all times to assure the highest level of professionalism and personal performance possible, will work enthusiastically to meet or exceed all performance goals set by Lake County Press, Inc., and will contribute utmost to assist Lake County Press, Inc. in achieving its goals and being the best provider of printing services in the industry.
 
The Grand Format Project Manager is responsible for performing all project management related activities at Lake County Press, Inc. according to the rules and policies established by Lake County Press, Inc. and documented in the Employee Manual, Standard Operating Procedures, Quality Manual, Work Methods and other applicable documents.
 
The Grand Format Project Manager will report to and receive operational direction from the Grand Format Director of Sales.
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Job Responsibilities

● Coordinate environmental branding production and installs

● Estimate and plan grand format graphic projects

  • Integrate with production team in order to determine project specs and production methods to be utilized

● Conduct site survey’s to obtain measurements and integrate with clients

● Oversee graphic installations

● Integrate with LCP scheduling team in order to align production with installation dates

● Communicate shipment requirements to LCP logistics team

● Complete and document due diligence (permits, local ordinances’)

● Respond rapidly to changing customer requirements

● Up to 25% travel may be required

Education & Experience

  • ● High School education or equivalent

  • ● The ability to read and write in English

  • ● Math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions.

  • ● Bachelor of Arts degree

-or-

  • ● Two years of academic education in the graphic arts

and/or

  • ● Equivalent work experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • ● Demonstrate the ability to work with Sales, Customer Service, Shipping and Production management to achieve company goals including customer satisfaction and company profitability
  • ● Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the data collection system and display consistency and accuracy in meeting data collection requirements specified in the quality documentation and by management
  • ● Demonstrate willingness to accept direction from, management and peers to improve quality and performance
  • ● Demonstrate willingness to work together with peers and other departments to improve quality and performance