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Ink Technician
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ 31,500 - 31,500 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Ink Technician
£31,500
Wigan
We are working with a flexible packaging company in Wigan. Due to growth, they are now seeking an Ink Technician to join their team!
Your schedule will include a mix of day and night shifts, with every fourth week fully off!
The Role
Operate in line with site health and safety, environmental and quality standards including BRC, ISO & A2 environmental.
Make and prepare all inks for production right first time to known data standards and anilox strengths.
Maintain a clean, safe working environment, ensuring that all spills are logged and cleaned immediately.
Operate processes in line with lean manufacturing techniques including SMED and the 5S principles
Maximise the use of press returns by ensuring that press returns are always used before virgin ink. Manage activity via the IFS6 programme, ensuring there is enough ink to complete an order, minimising top up requirements to maximise production time.
Ensure there is sufficient ink supply for up to 24 hours.
Make full use of the eXact spectro, IFS6 and IQC, to reduce press downtime to a minimum.
Log press returns back into the system for future ease of use.
Assist the Printers on press should any minor adjustments be required
Maintain the distillation plant and optimise waste inks and solvent, ensuring waste generated is minimised as much as possible.
Assist the Ink Room Manager with other duties as and when required.
When asked, contribute to site continuous improvement projects.
The Person
Fork Lift Truck licence essential/training provided
X-rite equipment trained
Demonstrable knowledge of working with Print Colours
Good understanding of continuous improvement techniques, e.g. lean & 5S
Exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting
Colour matching experienceSalary & Benefits
A generous base salary of £31,500 is available for this role. Overtime is regularly available and is paid at an enhanced rate. Plus, benefits including genuine progression opportunities, employee of the month, company sick pay scheme after 12 months’ service, cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers and moreBefore You Apply
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