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Flexographic Printer
Job Posted: 5 days ago
Salary: £ 38,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly County Borough
Expire in: 23 days
Job Description
General Description
We are looking for someone keen to develop new skills that we can train to become a flexographic printer. We currently have one machine, but a further ‘six-colour’ machine will be arriving in the coming weeks to further support the growing demands on the business.
The primary function of this role is the efficient day to day running of the flexographic printing press, ensuring that it is fully utilised producing printed paper to the highest standard to support straw production. The role and associated training will involve:
* Determines correct inks and printing plates according to job specifications.
* Mounts printing plates onto correct sized cylinders and loads cylinders into press according to the correct colour sequence.
* Fills ink fonts with prescribed inks according to correct colour sequence.
* Moves levers to engage ink rollers, adjusting position of ink rollers to print one or more colours without defect.
* Loads plain reels as prescribed by job specifications and unloads printed reels.
* Verifies quality and accuracy of print, then runs press at optimum speed while controlling tensions and maintaining acceptable print quality.
* Cleans plates, cylinders, and ink fonts as necessary, and especially at the end of a print run to avoid contamination of subsequent print runs.
* Mixes inks to achieve desired colours. Monitors and maintains correct solvent/ink ratio to achieve optimum printability of inks.
* Regularly checks printed samples for colour consistency and print quality and monitors print quality during the run to provide acceptable product without defects.
* Maintains high standard of housekeeping around the press, and accurately completes production and quality records.
Skills & Abilities
* Able to work under pressure to meet deadline.
* Self-motivating
* Able to work to a very high standard.
* Strong focus on working towards reducing waste levels.
* High level of hygiene standards
* A keen eye for detail and quality conscious
* Troubleshooting and mechanical aptitude
* A flexible and positive approach
* Able to work with minimum supervision.
We want someone who is willing to learn; to undertake any training identified to further develop themselves as we are currently sourcing nationally recognised qualifications to support career development.
Hours of work:
Choice of:
* Continental shift (Week 1- 2 days in work/2 days off/3 days in work. Week 2 – 2 days off/2 days in/ 3 days off work)
* Three shift (Days 6am-2pm, Nights 2pm-10pm and Nights 10pm-6am)Before You Apply
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