Apprentice Print Finishing Assistant

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bristol, BS37 5NG

Closes in 7 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 July 2024

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join an industry leading company in print and packaging. As an Apprentice Finishing Assistant at Graphic Packaging, you will support the production process efficiently and effectively by ensuring all finishing activities are carried out to company standards, working under the supervision of a skilled team.

Annual wage
£18,500 a year

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Starting wage of £18,500 with possibility to rise to £22,308.

Training course
Print technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:45.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Support the Finishing Operator to run the Gluing machines
  • Sort product into good/bad which has been quarantined in any production workshop. This includes sorting on the run.
  • Follow quarantine procedures
  • Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the quarantine areas
  • Cover for absence in the department as requested by the Coordinator/Manager. Duties will include:
  • Feed the gluing machine to maintain running speeds and to ensure output is not slow
  • Housekeeping of the Gluing Machine area, ensuring the area is clean, tidy, and safe
  • To monitor the quality of the machine and its output, ensuring all work meets the required standards expected by timely quality checks, and supporting housekeeping and Quality Audits
  • Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and all procedures to ensure compliance is consistent throughout
  • Complete all necessary paperwork regarding the effective running of the Gluing machine
  • Packing from Gluing machine; filling the cases of cartons onto wooden pallets at the end of the process
  • Operate a PIV (Powered Industrial Vehicle) safely and appropriately
  • To operate the PECAS work-ticket system effectively

Where you’ll work

Great Western Business Park

Armstrong Way, Yate

Bristol

BS37 5NG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BPIF TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Print technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregating resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Apply health and safety and manual handling procedures in compliance with regulations and standards.
  • Plan and prioritise work
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic for example, work sheets, check lists, handover records, job sheets.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Communicate with others verbally including colleagues or stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing.
  • Apply problem-solving techniques to common problems.
  • Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
  • Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Convert customer files to print-ready files using software and workflow packages.
  • Check, process and transmit digital files using software.
  • Create and edit digital images.
  • Conversion of digital files into colour separations for the defined production method.
  • Apply digital techniques to produce a proof.
  • Apply colour profiles to the design.
  • Apply production techniques to produce plates, screens, or output files.
  • Apply pre-press quality assurance procedures.
  • Set up and check the multi-unit print press, including speeds, inks and toners and pre-printing quality checks.
  • Follow print press start up or warm up procedures.
  • Apply print press operations and techniques, including managing colour. Handle variable data on digital presses.
  • Follow quality control processes during printing, including checking for colour matching, print resolution, product consistency.
  • Apply press equipment and machinery maintenance techniques including cleaning and servicing.
  • Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, hand over procedures. Escalate issues.
  • Apply press quality assurance procedures.
  • Apply safe systems of work to the printing press process in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidelines. This should include identifying risks and hazards and the handling and disposal of chemicals.
  • Set up finishing equipment for example, guillotines, stitching-trimming machinery, binding machinery, laminating equipment, die-cutters.
  • Operate finishing equipment to apply different finishing processes, for example, varnishing, folding, embossing and debossing, foil blocking, scoring, packing, gluing, match and attach, tab and slot, sorting, banding.
  • Prepare printing for next stage, including packing and wrapping.
  • Apply post-press equipment maintenance techniques including cleaning and servicing.
  • Apply post-press quality assurance procedures such as checking for folding accuracy, stitch alignment, foil position.
  • Apply safe systems of work to the finishing process in compliance with regulations, standards and guidelines, including the handling and disposal of chemicals.
  • Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregating resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Apply health and safety and manual handling procedures in compliance with regulations and standards.
  • Plan and prioritise work
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic for example, work sheets, check lists, handover records, job sheets.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Communicate with others verbally including colleagues or stakeholders.
  • Communicate in writing.
  • Apply problem-solving techniques to common problems.
  • Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
  • Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
  • Apply team working principles.

    • Your training plan

    Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the qualification obtained will be a Level 3 Print Technician Apprenticeship Standard. This will include Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

    Graphic Packaging International will ensure that the apprentice will gain experience, confidence and trade skills that will lead them into a career within an operational environment. The apprentice training will be a mixture of classroom-based education complemented with hands on training. Once completed the apprentice will gain a industry recognised qualification. 

    More training information

    • Throughout your time as an apprentice, you will be supported by both your employer and BPIF Training to achieve the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the apprenticeship through a structured training plan.
    • You will be assigned a training coordinator who will work with you throughout your apprenticeship to ensure that you have the best training and support available.
    • Most training and studying will be a combination of regular site-based visits at the employer's premises and occasional remote delivery.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Patience

    Other requirements

    Factory physical demands: general health & safety, manual handling (bending, lifting, carrying, twisting).

    About this company

    Graphic Packaging International: Graphic Packaging International are world leaders in paper board packaging, machinery design, and innovation, with a rich and dynamic history serving hundreds of the worlds most recognised brands. You have probably purchased food, beverages or other consumer products sold in our packaging. Our newest converting facility in Bristol continues a longstanding and successful UK operation, producing folding cartons for the international beverage markets since 1946. We provide innovative packaging solutions across a range of cartons to meet our customer needs. As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of folding cartons, we provide innovative packaging solutions across a range of cartons to meet our customer needs, to include unbleached paperboard, coated recycled board, microwave packaging and machinery systems. We continue to set new standards for our industry and are always looking ahead to help our customers meet changing consumer demands and their business goals.

    https://www.graphicpkg.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    The right candidate may become a GPI employee at the end of the apprenticeship working as a Finishing Assistant to progress to a Finishing Minder.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BPIF TRAINING LIMITED

    Lucy Kirkbride

    lucy.kirkbride@bpif.org.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000268251.

    Apply now

    Closes in 7 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

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