Company profile:
A printed flexible packaging manufacturer is looking for a Number 2 Printer to complement its well-established team in Leeds.The company extrudes prints and converts and services both the food and non-food sectors. Who are now looking for an experienced leader to join their team.
Title: Number 2 Printer
Salary: £31,923.50
Shifts are 12 hours 7am-7pm / 7pm - 7am on a rota basis Monday to Friday only.
Role and Responsibilities:
To print a quality image and / or text on to reels of film, ensuring that it meets customer design and specification.
- To set up the print press to the correct specification set out on the order sheet
- Remove and replace sleeves
- Change mandrills as required
- Change Anilox rollers as required
- Change doctor blades as required
- Enter job description on OCS screen
- Set machine tensions
- Set ink and plate pressures to "kiss touch" either by smartGPS or manual machine controls
- Set into register either by smartGPS or manual machine controls
- Carry out mounting checks
- Match colours in conjunction with Ink Technician, using the supplied instructions for either new designs or repeat orders
- Check ink viscosity
- Check colour match using Xrite colour computer
- Check bar codes
- Check text using light box
- Ensure all checks are counter signed by printer No 2 or other authorised person
- During run mode
- Monitor ink control
- Set up AVT / Eltromat system
- Maintain quality checks
- Sort out defects by splicing out faulty film
- Produce traceability labels
- Complete order sheet
- Produce the quality data sheet, with 2 signatures
- Use Radius to check the print programme, to consume reels and to check picking list
- Use Radius to scan job, to get set up time, colour match time and run time, to record downtime, to produce labels
Key responsibilities are to:
- Understand and work to the standards in the Company Health & Safety Policy
- at all times comply with the Employees Duties and Responsibilities referenced in the Company Health & Safety Policy
- Comply with the Company Accident Reporting / First Aid Procedures and the Company Near Hit / Close Call Reporting Procedures understand the RM safety rules and adhere to them at all times
- Understand the principle of risk assessment and to always follow safe methods of work and the control measures applicable to specific jobs
- Ensure earthing clips are fixed to all required ink and solvent containers
- Ensure all open ink and solvent containers have lids fitted and ink pumps have lids closed to reduce fugitive emissions
- Always work and behave in a safe and responsible manner,
- Comply with all instructions given with regard to health and safety
- At all times wear the appropriate PPE, that is "fit for purpose" and to replace any PPE that is not
- Complete and successfully pass all training within the required time frame
- Be aware of your responsibilities and to act within the guidelines of the Company Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Policy (COSHH)
- Report any acts of unsafe behaviour or potentially dangerous conditions to the Shift Manager or to the H& Manager
- Constantly consider ways to improve health and safety and to inform the Shift Manager or SHE H&S Manager of these
- Only operate machinery or do any jobs in which you have received full training and have been signed as competent to do so
Quality and Hygiene
- Work within the requirements of the Company Quality & Hygiene Procedure
- Maintain product safety and integrity and to ensure full conformity of product delivered on time and in full
- Adhere to Quality standards by following all written instructions and completion of all quality paperwork at the end of the job
- Comply with the housekeeping rules and regulations and adopting a clean as you go approach
- Understand and abide by the rules in the Company Personnel Hygiene Procedure and to have a good standard of personal hygiene
- understand and to be responsible for abiding by the Safety Instruction - Jewellery, Clothing etc. Policy
Health and Safety
- Workplace Safety: Ensure all employees understand and follow workplace safety protocols and procedures.
- Hazard Identification: Regularly identify and report potential hazards in the workplace to prevent accidents.
- Incident Reporting: reporting and documenting of accidents, injuries, and near-misses.
- Health and Hygiene: Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment to prevent illness and contamination.
Training
- Skill Development: enhance your skills and knowledge relevant to your role.
- Soft Skills: communication, teamwork, and problem-solving to improve overall workplace efficiency.
Diversity and Inclusion:
- Create a respectful and supportive workplace culture
Skills and Qualifications:
- Excellent Communication skills - both written and verbal.
- Leadership experience.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise a busy and varied workload.
- Problem solver and Proactive thinker.
- Analytical.
- Ability to work both efficiently and effectively alone, as well as part of a large and varied team.
- Flexibility and excellent attention to detail is essential.
- Ability to work calm under pressure.
- High working knowledge of all MS Packages including Excel and Word.
- IT skills
- Willingness to learn and a strong desire to develop and grow within the organisation.
- Enjoy working to deadlines and targets in a fast-paced environment.
- Have experience building relationships and liaising with stakeholders.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail, with ability to check own and team work outputs.
- Enthusiastic, committed and flexible to the demands of a fast-paced business with a significant amount of change.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Creativity.
- Positive Work Ethic
- Team working skills
- Possess high regard for
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Quality and Hygiene in the workplace
- Environmental Awareness