Print Technician Apprentice - Labels

COVERIS LABELS HOLDINGS UK LTD

Lincolnshire, PE21 7SZ

Closes today

Posted on 20 August 2024

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Summary

Whilst completing the apprenticeship you will gain an understanding of print and finishing whilst also learning how to maintain equipment. You will learn through a combination of on the job training as well as attending college for both a block and day release. You will also be allocated a mentor to help you to achieve the full apprenticeship.

Annual wage
£14,144 a year

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Training course
Print technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00. Paid lunch break.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 October

Duration

2 Years 2 Months

Positions available

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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

Throughout your apprenticeship the key learning areas that you will be working towards include:

  • Maintain health and safety within a print-related work environment
  • Communicating and working with others in the print working environment
  • Knowledge of the organisation's printing processes and related information
  • Keep equipment clean and in working order
  • Operate flexo printing machines
  • Assist in all areas within the manufacturing of Labels to ensure a broader understanding of the business
  • Promote and maintain health and safety in a print-related environment
  • Contribute to improving the effectiveness of the print organisation
  • Plan work to meet production requirements
  • Maintain all systems in working order
  • A greater understanding of the print industry
  • Control the use of variable data with printing machines
  • To gain a better understanding of the mechanical running of the machine
  • To provide improvement ideas for the site in all aspects
  • Establish key working relationships with colleagues
  • Understand SOPs and suggest improvements where applicable
  • Report all H&S issues in keeping with company procedure

Where you’ll work

Amberley Labels

Tenens Way

Riverside Industrial Estate, Boston

Lincolnshire

PE21 7SZ

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

    • A full plan will be formulated to give a progressive, structured training scheme. Training modules will be issued at each stage covering all aspects of on-site training with hands-on experience
    • This will cover everything including health and safety and general industrial practices. Industry-specific technical training will take place on every module offering the apprentice a unique opportunity to learn from industry professionals
    • Training on each module will be to a required standard rather than a time limit

    Content:

    • Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard for Print Technician

    One day per month study offsite workplace with Learn2print Allocated assessor with regular visits to the workplace to review practical elements of the apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
    • Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)

    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
    • Highly motivated
    • Eager to learn and loyal
    • Flexible to needs of business
    • Calm under pressure

    About this company

    Coveris is a leading European packaging company that manufactures flexible and sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most respected brands. We develop packaging that protects all types of products – from food to pet food, from medical devices to industrial and agricultural goods. Through our broad level of technical expertise, our high-quality packaging extends the lifecycle of products to help reduce waste and resource wastage. Together with our customers we are constantly working on new attractive and sustainable packaging solutions.

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

    After this apprenticeship

    • Full time position within the company is available to the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship programme, subject to performance

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LEARN 2 PRINT LIMITED

    Jeanette Vickers

    jeanettevickers@learn2print.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000272264.

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    Closes today

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