Laminator (Ref: PK9127)

NEW VACANCY! (PK9127)

SOUTH YORKSHIRE

£DEPENDANT ON EXPERIENCE + SHIFT ALLOWANCE

SHIFTS: Monday - Friday Rotating Shifts - 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm / 10pm-6am)

Our client is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality flexible packaging solutions. They offer pre-media, digital printing, laminating and pouch making services based on state-of-the-art digital printing.

The company are progressive and dynamic and technically driven, they are looking to recruit a Laminator to join their team. The chosen candidate will be from a packaging or print background. You will be responsible for the setting up, running, cleaning and maintenance of the lamination machine.

Role / Responsibilities:

• Set up and operate specific Laminating Machine according to company laminating procedures and guidelines.
• Identifies and ensures that proper materials and equipment are used for production
• Manages pre-run testing of the material to ensure the correct coding weights and bond strength are applied
• Runs the proper amount of material/footage to the job order
• Completes proper checking of production and material
• Correctly build up production orders and doctor blade assemblies
• Perform all required quality checks prior to producing all production orders to ensure a product can be processed at the next stage of the manufacturing process.
• Load and unload material from the laminators using defined equipment
• Install/remove laminator sleeves as required for each production order.
• Follow the production schedule as issued by production control
• Follow equipment and workplace cleaning/sanitation procedures, to complete Sanitation checklist
• Check first, middle and last piece conformance to specifications.
• Enter data into Microsoft Dynamics
• Perform daily and periodic preventative maintenance duties specified for assigned machines/equipment.
• Maintain cleanliness of machines/equipment and adjacent work area to AIB standards.
• Report quality issues to Production Manager for analysis and/or remedy
• Report all Food Safety Violations to management

Experience:

• Proven experience in production, lamination and printing setting
• Understanding of lamination process
• Ability to read and understand rulers & gauges
• Ability to use a micrometer
• Testing of equipment
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Self-motivated, ability to problem solve and make decisions
• Team working
• Forklift operation desirable but not essential
• Responsibility in the area of food safety essentials