Job title: Printing Machine Operator – Graphic Design Skills Required
Company: Lanyardy®
Location: Al Wukair, Qatar
Workplace type: On-site
Job type: Full-time
About:
Lanyardy® produces customized lanyards, badges, wristbands, and other printed products in-house for events and businesses.
We are hiring a full-time Graphic Designer – Print Production for our production team.
About the role:
The role combines graphic design, artwork preparation, printing machine operation, and production support. The successful candidate will prepare print-ready artwork, operate printing equipment, maintain consistent print quality, troubleshoot basic production issues, and ensure orders are completed accurately and on schedule.
Responsibilities:
- Operate and monitor printing equipment used for lanyards, badges, cards, stickers, and customized products.
- Prepare customer artwork and production files according to the required dimensions, templates, bleed, resolution, and print specifications.
- Create and modify designs using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDRAW, or similar software.
- Perform pre-press checks on dimensions, colors, resolution, fonts, alignment, and positioning.
- Operate heat-transfer/sublimation, UV, card/badge, and other digital printers.
- Prepare files for variable-data printing, including names, QR codes, barcodes, photos, and job titles.
- Perform test prints and samples before mass production, and monitor print quality throughout.
- Ensure finished products match approved artwork, samples, and client specifications.
- Coordinate with the Sales and Operations teams on job requirements, quantities, and deadlines.
- Maintain production records, including completed quantities, wastage, rejected items, and material use.
- Perform routine cleaning and basic preventive maintenance of printers.
- Organize artwork files, production files, templates, and customer designs.
- Support cutting, finishing, assembly, and packing when required.
- Support urgent and high-volume production during events and peak periods.
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a Printer Operator, Graphic Designer, Pre-Press Operator, or Digital Printing Operator
- Strong knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; CorelDRAW is an advantage
- Experience preparing artwork for commercial or digital printing
- Experience operating UV, sublimation, heat-transfer, card, badge, or digital printing machines is highly preferred
- Understanding of CMYK/RGB, resolution, bleed, vector artwork, print dimensions, and color matching
- Experience with variable-data printing, QR codes, and barcodes is an advantage
- Basic knowledge of printer maintenance and troubleshooting
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple orders under tight deadlines
- Able to work independently and as part of a production team
- Flexible and willing to work extended hours for urgent production or event deadlines
- Local hiring only
How to apply
- Send your CV to hr@lanyardy.net with "Graphic Designer" in the subject line.
