Lead Printer

Swift Placement’s have an exciting new opportunity to work with our client as a Lead Flexographic Printer, offering a competitive salary and a host of benefits for the successful candidate - This will be working on a shift pattern, detailed below. About the company: Our client is one of the largest manufacturers of sustainable recycled paper, corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging as well as providing solutions for waste management and the recovery of waste. This opportunity provides the successful candidate to work within at client’s Wigan site where you will be responsible for mounting print plates in preparation for print press operations, ensuring there is no waiting time and that you are always ahead of production demand. You will assist with any plate/registration issues which may occur and be mindful that, together with health and safety, production running time is a critical success factor for the site. Shift Pattern: The role will operate the 12-h shifts across a 2-week shift pattern: Week 1 - 4 days (Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) 6am-6pm Week 2 - 3 nights (Tue, Wed, Thu) 6pm-6am Shift patterns can be subject to change, dependent on business requirements Duties: * Set up and operate print machinery to optimum levels in a safe working manner, ensuring that the machinery and surrounding area are maintained in line with required health, safety, environmental, hygiene and housekeeping standards. * Ensure that all spills are logged and cleaned immediately. * Ensure colleagues working on the press are also operating in a safe way and are aware of and understand the required operating standards. * Deliver and sign off work in line with production orders, proactively monitoring and controlling print quality. * Ensure compliance with regulatory standards e.g. BRC, ISO & A2 permit. * Carry out print inspections & troubleshoot issues with the printing press or print quality. Specifically, identify all non-conformities and correct deficiencies by liaising with your Lead hand in Print. Seek additional guidance from colleagues in Technical and Quality when required. * Maintain lean manufacturing principles including 5s and SMED. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives within Production. * Complete all paperwork and electronic data in a timely manner. Complete change request forms if a change needs to be made or an error is found. * Complete shift handovers, ensuring the press 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. * Perform press change over and run speeds in line with KPI'S Specifically, ensure that waste is kept to a minimum during print runs. Skills, Qualifications & Attributes. * Fully trained Flexographic Printer - relevant Print qualifications City + Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or 3 an advantage * Additional qualifications e.g. fire safety, first aid etc. an advantage but not essential * Good level of literacy and numeracy, preferably GCSE level in English and Maths or equivalent * Extensive flexographic print experience, specifically with experience of solvent based inks and wide web presses * Experience of Fischer + Krecke 16S or Bobst 20SIX CI print machines an advantage. * Strong background in manufacturing, either label or packaging printing * Exposure to Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement techniques an advantage * Plate mounting experience an advantage also. * Experience of overseeing the work of others on the print press * Considerable exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting. Benefits * Friendly atmosphere. * Progression * Employee of the Month Award (monthly and annually) * Holiday entitlement 22 days inclusive of Bank Holidays (increasing to 22 days after 2 years of continuous service) * Company Sick Pay Scheme (available after 12 months of continuous service) * Refer a Friend Scheme * Cycle to Work Scheme * Employee Assistance Programme * Eye test vouchers Please Note: Swift Placements are a permanent recruitment agency, recruiting for this position on behalf of our client. This position is due to growth within the company and the successful candidate will be employed directly by out client from the commencement of employment on a permanent basis. Due to the number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted