Print Finishing Apprentice

WETHERBY SHADE CARD CO LTD

WEST YORKSHIRE, LS28 6QJ

Closes in 4 days (Friday 20 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 August 2024

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Summary

Over the course of the apprenticeship you would learn to set and run various machines, some of which include Guillotines, Platens and sample mounting machines. You would learn the manufacturing process from job in to job out, you would be learning how to deal with many different materials.

Annual wage
£13,455 a year

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Training course
Print technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday 7.55am - 4.00pm Paid Break - 10 minutes at 10am – 10.10am Unpaid Break - 35 minute lunch 12.25pm – 1pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 30 September

Duration

2 Years 2 Months

Positions available

1

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

There are 4 key areas within the business, these are:-

1: Pre – Preparation- we receive raw materials direct from our clients, this could be rolls of material, sheets of high pressure laminate, flooring in tile form or rolls etc.

This area understands the best way to treat the many products we work with and advises the best way to progress it.

There is a degree of understanding of mathematics which would be explained.

The product would be prepared and treated so that the next area can pick up and work as efficiently as possible. As with all other areas, a good eye for detail is needed.

 

2: Preparation – When the product has been completed in Pre-Preparation it is then moved onto Preparation, in this area the product is cut down to smaller sample sizes using Automated Guillotines and Automated Pinking machines.

Also in this area there are a number of smaller ancillary machines, these include paper drills, automated hole punches, eyelet machines, wire stitcher.

3:- Sample mounting department – We currently have 18 sample mounting machines of varying sizes, this is a key area and one which defines us from many manually hand mounting businesses. Skills are required for the setting up of these machines which will of course be taught. A good eye for detail is vital.

Bench:- a vital area which often knits all of the previous areas together, when automated machinery cannot be utilised then we rely on highly skilled staff to manually produce sample cards

Where you’ll work

GRANGEFIELD INDUSTRIAL

ESTATE

PUDSEY

WEST YORKSHIRE

LS28 6QJ

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

LEARN 2 PRINT 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

    Print technician L3 Apprenticeship Standard

    A full plan will be created at the start of the Apprenticeship to provide information as to what you will be studying and when. Learn2print will deliver the theoretical knowledge for your Print Apprenticeship.

     

    You will attend a class each month for one full day at a local venue (this information will be provided on interview) This teaching and training will cover everything from health and safety and general industrial practices to specific industry practices. This will lead you to preparation for your end point assessment, consisting of an online exam, professional discussion and observation in the workplace.

    You will be allocated a designated tutor and workplace mentor who will support and guide you through the Apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential 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
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness
    • Good time-keeping

    Other requirements

    Please consider your route to and from work. Is public transport an issue?

    About this company

    As market leaders in the manufacture of shade cards and other product sampling solutions, Wetherby Shade Card Company has been creating innovative, bespoke, sales-enhancing shade cards for leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers across Europe for more than 60 years. We have developed techniques and invested in customised machinery that can handle almost any type of material to present it in the most practical and appealing way.

    https://wetherby-shade-card.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Our aim is to train up the next generation of supervisors/managers, succession management is very important. Opportunity to improve yourself through promotion will always be given to deserving staff.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LEARN 2 PRINT LIMITED

    Jeanette Louise Vickers

    jeanettevickers@learn2print.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000268510.

    Apply now

    Closes in 4 days (Friday 20 September at 11:59pm)

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