Job Specification: Flexographic Printer

Salary: £41,140.51Location: Wigan, Lancashire, WN5Contract: Full-time, PermanentShifts: 12-hour shifts on a rotating 4-week pattern (details below)

About the Role

An established manufacturing organisation within the flexible packaging sector is seeking a skilled and motivated Flexographic Printer to join their production team. This role involves operating wide-web flexographic printing machinery to high quality, safety and efficiency standards.

You will take the lead on running solvent-based flexo print processes, maintaining print quality, and ensuring all production activities follow strict operational, quality and safety requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Print Operation

• Set up, run and monitor flexographic print machinery to achieve optimum performance.
• Maintain machinery and the surrounding area in line with health, safety, environmental, hygiene and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure all spills are logged and cleaned promptly.
• Ensure all colleagues working on the press follow safe and compliant practices.

Quality & Compliance

• Deliver work in line with production orders and sign-off standards.
• Monitor and control print quality throughout production runs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as BRC, ISO and A2 permit standards.
• Conduct print inspections and troubleshoot press or quality issues, reporting non-conformities and correcting problems in collaboration with the Lead Hand, Technical and Quality teams.

Continuous Improvement

• Maintain lean manufacturing principles, including 5S and SMED.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities within production.
• Complete all paperwork and electronic data accurately and on time.
• Raise change request forms when errors or required changes are identified.

Shift Handover & Performance

• Carry out detailed shift handovers, ensuring the press is left in a suitable operational condition.
• Ensure the incoming shift is briefed on progress and any production issues.
• Perform press changeovers and maintain run speeds in line with KPIs.
• Minimise waste during print runs.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential / not Necessary

• Fully trained Flexographic Printer.
• Experience with solvent-based inks and wide-web flexo presses.
• Strong background in manufacturing, specifically label or packaging printing.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE English & Maths or equivalent).
• Experience overseeing colleagues on the print press.
• Strong understanding of quality, health, safety and environmental standards.

Desirable

• Print-related qualifications (City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2/3).
• Experience with Fischer & Krecke 16S or Bobst 20SIX CI machines.
• Plate-mounting experience.
• Additional training such as fire safety or first aid.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement techniques.

Shift Pattern (12 Hours, Rotating 4-Week Cycle)

Week 1: 4 nights, 3 offWeek 2: 3 days, 1 off, 3 nightsWeek 3: 3 off, 4 daysWeek 4: 7 off

A reasonable level of physical fitness is required due to lifting, bending and manual activity.

Benefits

• Supportive, friendly working environment
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee of the Month awards
• 22 days holiday including bank holidays
• Company sick pay scheme (after 12 months’ service)
• Employee referral scheme (£500)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount platform
• Eye test vouchers
• Free tea and coffee