Printworks Team Leader

We're looking for an experienced Printworks Team Leader to lead our print production team and ensure the delivery of high-quality print services across the University. In this varied role, you'll manage a team of Print Technicians, coordinate print production workflows from pre‑press through to finishing, provide expert advice to internal customers, liaise with external suppliers for any ad hoc outsourced work, and support continuous improvement within the service. You'll play a key role in maintaining excellent customer service standards, managing resources effectively, and supporting the development of your team.

Health & Safety

Health and safety is a fundamental part of this role. You’ll be responsible for promoting safe working practices, ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures, and helping to maintain a safe working environment for staff operating print production, finishing, and workshop equipment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in print production and finishing operations.
• Good organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience supervising staff and working with pre‑press software.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience with digital print presses, wide‑format printing, print finishing equipment, and design software such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (advantageous).

Location

This role is based on campus for all your time at UWE Bristol, Frenchay Campus.

Benefits

• Progressive pay rates.
• Very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes.
• Retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

EEO & Accessibility

Support during the application process: If you’re a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you. Examples of adjustments could include:

• Extra time for online assessments.
• Providing alternative accessible formats.
• Interview questions in advance of the interview.
• Providing some extra information about what to expect.
• Office orientation before an in‑person assessment.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under‑represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from disabled or neurodivergent candidates.

Additional Information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please contact Lucy Lawson on 0117 328 2953 or email: Lucy.Lawson@uwe.ac.uk. Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus on 8th July 2026. This is a full‑time, permanent post working 37 hours per week. Salary offers are made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines, reflecting your relevant skills and experience in parity with colleagues. If offered a role, you will need to provide valid documentation confirming your right to work in the UK before employment begins. Guidance on acceptable documents is available via the Home Office Right to Work Checklist. Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

How to Apply

We’d love to hear from you – if this role excites you, please complete our application form as soon as possible and tell us how your skills and experience meet the criteria listed in the Person Specification. We’ll keep you informed of the outcome by email once shortlisting is complete.