Lithographic Section Leader
Port Talbot SA12
Commutable from Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Pyle, Porthcawl, Neath, Llanelli, Ammanford, Cross Hands
£43,000
Benefits:-
Standardised pension
Free parking
Life Insurance
32 days of annual holiday
Enhanced sick pay package
Excellent training opportunitiesThis is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, thriving business with a strong customer base who have very recently expanded the site. My client are looking to recruit an experienced Section Leader with a good background in lithographic manufacturing. This business works with a highly recyclable product and with has a varied customer base made up of international businesses, providing excellent job security. This role would be very well suited to a candidate with management experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
Role & Responsibilities:
Lead day-to-day Lithography operations, monitoring performance, risks, technical issues, and improvement actions.
Act as the dry offset printing SME, maintaining expertise in printing equipment, coatings, inks, varnishes, curing, and process controls.
Establish and maintain standards for printing, coating, curing, colour management, and print quality consistency.
Collaborate with Pre-Press, Production, Quality, and customers to ensure artwork, colour standards, proofs, and new product introductions meet requirements.
Investigate print and coating defects, lead root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions and reliability improvements.
Drive operational excellence through SMED, Lean manufacturing, training, machine care, maintenance coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Strong practical and technical knowledge of dry offset printing.
Excellent colour awareness and understanding of print and coating variables.
Strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills across printing, coating and curing processes.
Excellent problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis capability.
Able to interpret artwork, reprographic information, technical specifications and customer requirements.
Able to coach and
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