Ink Technician (Ref: PK8835)

NEW VACANCY (PK8835)

INK TECHNICIAN

COMMUTABLE FROM GREATER MANCHESTER / MERSEYSIDE / CHESHIRE / LANCASHIRE / WEST YORKSHIRE (EDGE CASES)

£31,500+ Overtime Paid 1 ½ + Pension 4.5% + Healthcare + 22 Days Holiday + Progression Opportunities + Cycle To Work Scheme + Eye Test Vouchers + Christmas Closedown From 23rd December - 2nd January.

SHIFTS: WEEK 1 - 4 NIGHTS / 3 OFF WEEK 2 - 3 DAYS / 1 OFF / 3 NIGHTS WEEK 3 - 3 OFF / 4 DAYS WEEK 4 - 7 DAYS OFF

My client is a leading flexible packaging manufacturer based in the North West of England, specialising in high-quality printed film for the food and beverage industry. They have made significant investment in both equipment and process improvements which has driven impressive growth and created opportunities for skilled production professionals to make a real impact.

They are now looking to recruit an Ink Technician to join their team, the chosen candidate will be responsible for ensuring that high quality of inks are made and maintained and that your role is conducted in a safe and controlled manner in line with the required standards and operating procedures.

You will be responsible for understanding the customers' requirements for colour specification and ensuring that they are met to the highest possible standard.

Role:

• Operate in line with site health and safety, environmental and quality standards including BRC, ISO & A2 environmental.
• Make and prepare all inks for production right first time to know data standards and anilox strengths.
• Identify any ink that has been used and returned ready for subsequent runs.
• Ensure that your own dispensing key is used at all times.
• Maintain a clean, safe working environment, ensuring that all spills are logged and cleaned immediately.
• Operate processes in line with lean manufacturing techniques including SMED and the 5S principles.
• Maximise the use of press returns by ensuring that press returns are always used before virgin ink.
• Manage activity via the IFS6 programme, ensuring there is enough ink to complete an order, minimising top up requirements to maximise production time.
• Ensure there is sufficient ink supply for up to 24 hours as the production plan is subject to change, ensure the 24 hour threshold is not breached.
• Make full use of the eXact spectro, IFS6 and IQC, to reduce press downtime to a minimum.
• Log press returns onto the system for future ease of use.
• Assist the Printers on the press should any minor adjustments be required, making any changes to the system recipe as required.
• Maintain the distillation plant and optimise waste inks and solvent, ensuring waste generated is minimised as much as possible.
• Assist the Ink Room Manager with other duties as and when required, specifically, help with the offloading of ink deliveries and support stock takes and re-ordering of ink supplies.

Skills, Qualification & Attributes:

• Fork Lift Truck licence essential/training provided
• X-rite equipment trained
• Demonstrable knowledge of working with Print Colours
• Good understanding of continuous improvement techniques, e.g. lean & 5S
• Exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting
• Colour matching experience