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Graphic Designer

Easy Signs is Australia’s fastest growing signage & wide format printing company (we were listed in the AFR Fast100 & SmartCompany Smart50 list for 2018 & 19). We are an internet based (easysigns.com.au), new age signage manufacturing company that is looking for the right person to join our graphic design team.

We are now looking for another awesome junior designer to join our current team. We are looking for someone to start ASAP.

Are you the type of person that:

1. Often feels like you have more common sense than the average joe?
2. Can’t understand why people around you make so many mistakes when you don’t seem to have that problem?
3. Wants to work for a company that appreciates your efficiency?
4. Gets excited about setting personal goals to try and push your efficiency even further week to week?
5. Would love to see your designs come to life as manufactured products rather than just a design on the screen?

Ticking the boxes? Well here is some more detail about the role. In any given day you’ll.

1. Review customer provided artwork to ensure it is suitable for printing.
2. Create artwork proofs and email them to our customers.
3. Create signage designs from a customer supplied brief.
4. Setup artwork files to strict specifications for our manufacturing equipment.
5. Communicate with our sales team about jobs and also directly with our customers via phone and email.
6. Be proofing, setting up and designing around 40 jobs a day. This is a fast paced role. Our designs are usually put together within 10 - 30 minutes.

Still sounding like a good fit? Here is a bit more about the company:

1. We are growing, Fast! As such things are always changing and evolving, it doesn’t get boring!
2. You will be supported by our amazing Customer Happiness Team and Production Team.
3. In an industry that generally produces products in 5 days, we are paving the way forward with most of our products produced in only 24 hours. (Yes we run a night shift, we are only 20% magic).
4. While we are a manufacturing business in Smeaton Grange, we have a very nice modern office environment!

Sounding like a good place to work? Well here is what we need from you:

1. Advanced skills with Illustrator & Photoshop
2. You need to be very computer literate
3. Great verbal and written communication skills
4. Ability to work at a fast pace under pressure
5. Ability to follow processes accurately

The final bits and pieces you need to know:

1. The hours for this role are 10:30am - 7pm (Monday to Friday)
2. The salary is $48,946 + Super
3. We are looking for someone to start ASAP but will be willing to wait for the right candidate.

To continue our fast growth we are looking to add intelligent, reliable, problem solvers to the team. If you are now wondering where this job has been all of your life, it’s time to get in touch!

Here is how to apply:

1. Write a cover letter that demonstrates you have read this job description and list the attributes that would make you a suitable candidate for the position. Without this, you will not be considered.
2. Apply through seek, we manage our applications through here. If you email or call us the application won’t be passed to the correct person. Please include a link to your portfolio in your cover letter or resume.

* Agencies do not contact us about this position.

Wide Format Print Machine Operator & Signage Finisher

Easy Signs is an internet based, new age signage manufacturing company with a strong focus on technology. As most manufacturing in Australia is declining, Easy Signs is bucking the trend and in 2017 was awarded the fastest growing manufacturing company in the country by Australian Financial Review, while also listed as the Most Innovative Company in the country at the Smart50 Awards.

And the good news, we are looking for the right person to join our Production team!!!

Our production team operates 24 hours Monday to Friday. This is a casual role with a fixed start time each day. It is a minimum guaranteed 30 hours per week. Keep reading for further details.

This is an ideal job for the right person looking for a well paying casual job with set shifts! We are a bit different in the way we hire, we look for intelligence over experience, we offer full training on our equipment and processes, you just need to bring good work ethic and a willingness to learn!

Okay so that’s enough detail, let’s see if you are a good fit.

Are you the type of person that:

1. Often feels like you have more common sense than the average Joe?
2. Can’t understand why people around you make so many simple mistakes when you don’t seem to have that problem?
3. Enjoy focusing on your work.
4. Wants to work for a company that appreciates your efficiency?
5. Enjoys flying through simple tasks as much as complex thought provoking ones?
6. Gets excited about setting personal goals to try and push your efficiency even further week to week.

Ticking the boxes? Well let’s get into a bit more detail about the role. In any given day you’ll:

1. Operate state of the art wide format printing equipment producing high quality signage, Fast! You will be using one of our state of the art Large Format Printers that support each Finishing team.
2. Operate state of the art cutting equipment from our lightning fast Zund digital flatbed cutting table through to automatic eyelet presses, a banner welder and a CNC router.
3. Pack finished jobs for customers (with care, like you would want to receive something), while carefully checking that all elements of the job complete and keeping a keen eye on quality.
4. Clean! We don’t run a dirty workspace, we run a high-tech manufacturing facility that we like to keep spotless. If you aren’t ready to pick up a broom or a vacuum, you aren’t ready for the Easy Signs experience.

Still sounding like a good fit? Here’s a little bit about the rest of the company:

1. We are growing. As such we always have things going on, new processes rolling out as well as new equipment and products.
2. You will be supported by our industry leading Customer Happiness Team (these guys answer customer enquiries within an average of 1 hour!), as well as our amazing pre-press / design team. If you have problems with files or processes there are great people here ready to help.
3. In an industry that generally produces products in 5 days, we are paving the way forward with most of our products produced in only 24 hours!
4. We keep a constant supply of beverages up for our production team and have monthly team lunches.

Okay we are getting to the end, this is what we need from you:

1. An above average level of intelligence.
2. Computer skills, nearly everything we do here involves a computer, the better you are with them the faster you will pick things up.
3. A love of organisation. When you see a bunch of tasks to do you put them in an order and work through them in an efficient and logical manner! Not to mention you get a buzz when they are all complete!
4. Pride in producing high quality work, we make thousands of signs but our customers individually judge us on the 1 they receive!
5. A good work ethic! You need to be self motivated to push through the work as fast as you can and clean your work area without being asked, or you simply won’t work out.

The final bits and pieces you need to know:

1. We operate across 3 shift which start between Morning 6:00am, Afternoon 2:00pm and Night 10:30pm. Each shift is guaranteed to be at least 6 hours of work but is usually up to 8 hours long depending on the work load. (shifts currently average 6-8 hours). We are currently hiring for people on all shifts.
2. Standard hourly rate prior to 6pm, 10% loading after 6pm and 30% loading after 12:30am to 5am. (Additional Penalty rates paid for overtime)
3. Training provided and immediate start available.

Still reading? Awesome, here is how to apply!

1. Write a cover letter that demonstrates you have read this job description and list the attributes that would make you a suitable candidate for the position. Without this you will not be considered.
2. Apply through seek, we manage our applications through here. If you email or call us the application won’t be passed to the correct person.

* Agencies do not contact us about this position.

Software Engineering Manager

Easy Signs is Australia’s Leading Online Printing company.

We manufacture a wide range of custom products from banners, flags, metal & plastic signs, through to business cards & flyers.

Our website is our primary sales channel, everything is sold through it. Once orders are placed they are managed through design, production and shipping via our custom job management software. We manufacture in our Smeaton Grange factory and then courier the products Australia wide. Our innovative technology and efficient processes have us leading the industry and producing products in only 24 hours at a lower cost than the competition.

The Role

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will manage our software engineering team as we continue to grow and improve our software. You will be responsible for our software development roadmap and setting & meeting deadlines.

Our team is currently small, consisting of 2 backend developers and 1 front end UX Designer/Developer. You will be responsible for day to day management of the team & hiring new team members as required to meet the roadmap objectives.

This will be a hands-on role where you will share your time between meeting with management to discuss feature requirements, planning, managing the dev team & assisting the team to build the products.

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer with Management Experience that is strong in PHP, Javascript & Database Architecture.

Responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining uptime of all critical systems to agreed levels.
• Working with the company senior management to develop roadmap and deadline requirements.
• Assigning tasks to the team using an agile framework to ensure maximum efficiency
• Monitoring and reporting on the productivity of the engineering team.
• Engineering team resource planning, including team member development, performance reviews and hiring.
• Maintaining high quality standards and control amongst the team ensuring code and architecture is of the highest quality.
• Implementing a thorough testing process to ensure deliverables meet the brief and are quality assured.
• Continual assessment of system architecture to ensure a stable and scalable system is delivered.

We would imagine your skills may look something like this:

• Ability to work autonomously and balance time critical tasks.
• Experience managing a small software engineering team
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent analytical thinker.
• A high understanding of best practice to build robust scalable systems.
• 5+ years of combined experience in PHP, HTML, Javascript, MySQL
• Experience in Git & Docker
• Experience with AWS (EC2, RDS)
• Experience with frontend Javascript Frameworks (ie. Vue.js)
• Experience with creating API endpoints with integration to 3rd party API’s.

The key details:

• Hours : Full time Monday - Friday (as this role is responsible for uptime of our systems, some out of hours work can be required)
• All required equipment provided
• Immediate Start Available (as this is a new role).
• Salary negotiable based on experience

Please apply through SEEK with a copy of your resume and also a cover letter explaining why you’re the best person for the job.

* Agencies please do not contact us about this job.