Location
Strabane, Co. Tyrone | United Kingdom
Job description
Job description
The successful candidate will fulfil the role of flexographic printer and will operate state-of-the-art machinery to produce high-quality printed products that meet and exceed our customers' quality requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Operating flexographic printing presses
- Ensure all job changes on machines are carried out efficiently and correctly
- Ensure accurate set up of jobs and print runs
- Monitoring and controlling print quality ensuring it meets customer standards
- Ensure accurate adjustment of colour as required and complete required colour matching and quality checks
- Optimise press speeds for efficient production and waste minimization
- Help to progress the resolution, detection and prevention of problems on machines
- Ensuring compliance with SOPs to prevent defective quality materials from reaching the customer
- Accurate completion of all related paperwork and production records
- Maintaining good housekeeping in work area
- Adherence to standard operating procedures including PPE, health and safety, hygiene, and quality.
- Be involved in the company's continuous improvement plans through Lean initiatives and projects.
- Manage Print Assistant and assign duties to ensure the effective operation of the printing press.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- 2 plus years of previous experience in a similar role i.e. printer experience in manufacturing, ideally flexographic printing
- Good time-keeping skills
- Fluent in English Language both verbal and written
- Team participation along with good interpersonal skills
- Accuracy in comprehensively completing all tasks
- Good IT Skills
- Adaptability / flexibility in meeting the changing working environment
- Good mechanical understanding of machinery
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent communication, interpersonal relationship and teamwork skills
- Be flexible in this role with overtime and shift changes
Further Information
Work Time: 40 hours per week, 3 x cycle shifts (8 hour rotating shift cycle, days 06.00-14.00, evenings 14.00-22.00, nights 22.00-06.00).
Benefits: Company pension. Length of Service rewards. Production Bonus Scheme.
This is an opportunity to work for a leading flexible packaging company based in Strabane.
Job tags
Salary
£14.5 per hour
