Position: Lithographic Print Minder
Location: St Neots
Hours: Mixture of Days & Nights
Salary: DOE
Are you an experienced Print Minder looking for your next opportunity?
My client is looking for a skilled and motivated Print Minder to join our production team within our established carton board packaging business.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in print manufacturing, packaging or a similar production environment who takes pride in producing high-quality work and enjoys being part of a fast-paced, hands-on operation.
Working on our Komori printing press, you'll play an important role in ensuring that every print run is produced safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.
If you have a keen eye for detail, understand the importance of print quality and take pride in getting the job right first time, we'd love to hear from you.
Purpose of a Lithographic Print Minder:
As a Print Minder, you'll be responsible for supporting the successful running of print jobs from preparation through to completion.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Checking all materials delivered to the print area before production begins.
- Ensuring control cards and plate bags have been correctly authorised.
- Supporting the make-ready process and ensuring make-ready sheets are correctly identified and segregated.
- Monitoring print quality throughout each production run.
- Identifying, clearly marking and segregating any non-conforming material.
- Ensuring every printed stack of board is correctly identified and sequentially numbered against the relevant production order.
- Completing all required quality control checks accurately for each print run.
- Ensuring control cards and stack identification cards are completed and signed correctly.
- Checking finished printed board against the approved Fogra proof before release.
- Ensuring only conforming and satisfactory product is released for further processing.
- Releasing completed job bags to the next stage of production.
- Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards within the print area.
- Completing scheduled cleaning and maintenance activities.
- Correctly identifying, handling and disposing of chemical waste in accordance with company procedures.
- Working safely and following all company quality, environmental and health & safety procedures.
What they're looking for:
We're looking for someone who combines technical understanding with a strong commitment to quality.
Ideally, you will have:
- Previous experience as a Print Minder, Printer, Press Operator or similar role.
- Experience within a printing, packaging or manufacturing environment.
- Experience of working with sheet-fed printing machinery would be advantageous.
- Experience with Komori presses would be highly desirable.
- A good understanding of print quality and production standards.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to spot print defects or inconsistencies.
- The ability to accurately complete production and quality documentation.
- A strong understanding of the importance of product identification and traceability.
- Good organisational and communication skills.
- A positive, reliable and team-focused approach.
- A commitment to maintaining high standards of housekeeping, quality and safety.
The shift pattern
This is a rotating days and nights position, so you must be comfortable working both day and night shifts.
The role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys working in a busy production environment and is looking for a long-term opportunity within the manufacturing and packaging industry.
If you are interested in this role, please apply today.
For more information, please call Olivia on 020 8051 3908
