At a Glance
- Tasks: Operate flexographic print machinery and ensure top-notch print quality.
- Company: Join Saica Flex, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy 5 weeks holiday, company sick pay, and employee discounts.
- Other info: Flexible shift patterns with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a positive impact on the environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in flexographic printing and relevant qualifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Join Saica Flex, a division of the Saica Group specializing in flexible packaging and labeling. At Saica Flex, we have a challenge: to drive and develop sustainable solutions based on the principles of the circular economy. We believe in talent, professional growth, and making a positive impact on the world. If you're looking for a dynamic environment where every day is an opportunity to innovate and create a better world, Saica Group is the place for you!
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Printer to join our team. You will be responsible for leading and operating a flexographic print machine whilst ensuring your print operations are conducted in a safe and controlled manner in line with the required standards and operating procedures. You will be reporting to the production manager.
Responsibilities:- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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, ensuring that waste is kept to a minimum during print runs.
Quality focused, with a high level of attention to detail, you will be able to demonstrate that you are:
- Fully trained Flexographic Printer – relevant Print qualifications City + Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or 3 an advantage.
- Good level of literacy and numeracy, preferably GCSE level in English and Maths or equivalent.
- Extensive flexographic print experience.
- Experience of Bobst print machines an advantage.
- Strong background in manufacturing, either label or packaging printing.
- Considerable exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting.
Print roles operate across the following shift patterns: Printers will work a 12 hour shift pattern, spread over a rotating 3 week cycle, no weekends.
A reasonable level of fitness is required as the role involves some physical activity e.g. lifting & bending.
What do we offer?- Friendly atmosphere
- Holiday entitlement 5 weeks pro rata plus bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Company Sick Pay Scheme (available after 6 months of continuous service)
- Refer a Friend Scheme of £500
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discount Platform
- Eye test vouchers
- Free Tea/Coffee
Interested? If you have a can-do, will-do approach to join a hardworking, dynamic, passionate, manufacturing team, please send your CV today.
By joining the Saica Group, you're choosing more than a job – you're choosing a purpose-driven career that aligns with your values. You'll collaborate with like-minded individuals to shape a sustainable future, making a meaningful contribution to our world.
Saica Group is committed to Occupational Risk Prevention for its employees and partner companies, Environmental Protection, the Quality of its products and services, and Equal Opportunities between men and women.
Printer employer: Groupe SAICA
Groupe SAICA is an excellent employer for those seeking a meaningful career as an Ink Technician in the UK, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises sustainability and professional development. Employees benefit from comprehensive training in ink matching, a supportive culture that encourages growth, and the opportunity to contribute to innovative flexographic print operations. With a commitment to quality and teamwork, Saica Flex fosters a collaborative atmosphere where your skills can thrive.