Job Title: Printer / Print Assistant
Location: Haslingden
Salary: £12 – £14ph (£24,648 to £28,756pa), based on skills and relevant experience
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Flexipol is BRC certificated and is an approved food packaging supplier to manufacturers in the Marks and Spencer supply chain.
The Company is now in its 28th year, and during this time the business has grown each year steadily, providing long term secure employment. The Company prides itself on its innovative approach to product design and manufacturing, along with an excellent reputation for high-quality customer service.
We solve our customers’ toughest packaging challenges through our unique blend of technical collaboration, innovation and extraordinary service.
If you are passionate and enthusiastic about print and want to continue your career with a well established reputable company with great benefits, this is the role for you . . .
Here’s What You Can Expect to Be Doing:
As a Print Operative you will play a pivotal role in creating high quality products for our customers. You will be:
- Operating both manual and semi-automatic machines, which range from 4 colour stack presses to an 8 colour CI press
- Monitoring machinery output to exceed and deliver targets
- Identify and resolve print issues
- Completing shift handovers to ensure a smooth transition and continuous production. As a matter of routine, ensuring the machinery is in an appropriate operational condition and that the next shift has been briefed on where production is up to and any other relevant production issues
- Optimising the change overs, as H&S and quality allow
- Mounting print plates and colour matching as required
- Operating processes in line with lean manufacturing techniques including SMED and the 5S principles
- Maintaining a clean, safe working environment. Ensuring that all spills are logged and cleaned immediately. Also, ensuring your colleagues are working in a safe way in your area
A Few Things About You:
- Ideally with print experience
- NVQ in Print (Desirable but not essential)
- Meticulous with a real eye for detail
- Can work under own initiative
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline intensive environment
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Basic computer skills
- Demonstrates excellent time-keeping and attendance
When you’ll be working:
- Working an average of 39.5 hours per week
- Rotating 3-week pattern, working rotating days and nights (with no Saturday or Sunday)
- Hours from 07:00 -19:00 and 19:00 – 07:00
Who We Are:
Flexipol is in its 28th year, and during this time the business has grown steadily each year, providing long term secure employment.
The company is BRC certificated and is an approved food packaging supplier to key manufacturers in the UK and internationally, such as those in the Marks and Spencer supply chain.
The Company prides itself on its innovative approach to product design and manufacturing, along with an excellent reputation for high-quality customer service.
We believe that our success is due to our unique blend of technical collaboration, innovation and extraordinary service and most importantly, the skills, team work and dedication of our employees.
Why work for us:
- Overtime rates are 1.50 of your basic rate after contracted hours
- Weekend rate of 1.50 of your basic rate for Friday nights
- Weekly Pay
- Company Bonus scheme (Based on performance, paid up to twice yearly)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Life Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Please note:
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; hydraulic; tuber, rods, and film according to specifications: Junior Print Room Operative, Trainee Print Room Operator, Printer, Colour Printer, Digital Print Operator, Trainee Print Production Operative, Warehouse Worker, Warehousing will be considered for this role.
