Pre-Press & Workflow Specialist (Order Controller) – Shape the Future of Print at Apprintable
We’re Apprintable – a lean, creative print studio in Wembley, North West London, trusted by bold brands like Jägermeister, Boom Battle Bar, and Live Nation. We run at the cutting edge of digital print: smart workflows, innovative kit, and a culture where we’re always improving.
We’re looking for a Pre Press & Workflow Specialist (Order Controller) to join our team – someone who’s equally passionate about perfect PDFs, slick automation, and making the production floor (and client order flow) run smoother every single day.
What You’ll Do
- Preflight & approve jobs with precision, catching issues early and outputting press-ready files with confidence.
- Build bespoke setups: from tricky impositions and step-and-repeats to booklets, VDP, and anything unusual that comes through the door.
- Lead automation with PitStop Server – build, refine, and iterate workflows so jobs flow faster, smarter, and cleaner.
- Manage Printkits portals – help set up and maintain client portals, working with the sales team to ensure orders land in production smoothly.
- Keep evolving: our core ethos is rapid iteration and continuous improvement – if something can be done better, we change it in minutes and hours, not weeks and months.
- Collaborate to solve bottlenecks – work closely with the Production Manager, Sales Team, and Product Manager to spot workflow issues, unblock jobs, and improve throughput without compromising quality.
- Control the order flow: prioritise intelligently, chase missing assets, and make sure nothing gets stuck.
Your Toolkit
You’ll be hands-on with the best pre-press and workflow tech in the business. Training is provided, and you’ll play a big part in how we keep evolving it:
- Enfocus PitStop Pro & PitStop Server – our automation backbone for preflight, corrections, and smart job routing.
- Imposition Wizard – for bespoke layouts and complex pagination.
- Ticket Wizard – for rapid VDP and custom ticketing workflows.
- Fiery Impose + HotFolders – connecting automation to Fiery Command WorkStation for efficient, repeatable setups.
- Printkits portals – managing client storefronts, templates, and order flows in collaboration with the sales team.
- Integration with print & finishing kit (including our new rotary die-cutter, automated multi-finisher, creaser/folder, and latest digital press) to ensure pre-press translates seamlessly to production.
About You
- 2+ years in pre-press / print production (or equivalent hands-on experience).
- Expert-level PDF knowledge: fonts, bleed, colour management, transparency, overprint, imposition.
- Comfortable (or eager to become an expert) in Enfocus PitStop / PitStop Server.
- Excited by automation, lean principles, and rapid iteration – you thrive where improvements happen fast and everyone owns them.
- Organised, communicative, and confident working across production, sales, and product teams.
- Bonus points for scripting (Python, JavaScript, AppleScript, Bash) or Fiery colour tools.
Why Apprintable?
At Apprintable, continuous improvement isn’t a buzzword – it’s our DNA. We test, tweak, and refine in real time, and everyone has a voice in making workflows easier, faster, and smarter. We move quickly, collaborate openly, and always keep quality at the core.
You’ll get:
- Hybrid flexibility after probation (onsite + WFH balance).
- Training on every tool and workflow system we use.
- The chance to experiment, implement, and see your improvements in action – often the same day.
- A dynamic environment, producing everything from quick-turn flyers to bespoke die-cut packaging for some of the UK’s most exciting brands.
Our Future Plans
We’re growing fast, which means there’s real room for you to grow too – whether that’s into workflow leadership, automation and software development, or product management.
Flexibility built in: After probation, there’s scope to work from home part of the week, especially when focusing on workflow automation, preflight, or client portal management. On-site collaboration is still key, but we’re set up to make hybrid work work.
Ready to own pre-press, shape automation, and drive continuous improvement? Send us your CV – and let’s talk about how you’d make our workflows fly.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Work from home
Experience:
- Print Industry: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
