Print Room Apprentice

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Wigan, WN3 4HQ

Closes in 17 days (Sunday 6 October)

Posted on 19 September 2024

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Summary

As a Print Room Apprentice, you will work within our key business support teams in providing both internal and external communications. This is a very practical role and will suit someone eager to work on site and learn practically whilst developing the skills, knowledge and principles become a qualified print and mail operative.

Annual wage
£22,071 a year

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Apprentice Corporate Rate (NLW) £22,071 per annum. £11.44 per hour

Training course
Print technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 6 November

Duration

3 Years

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

  • Assist qualified operatives and learn how to carry out reactive and
    planned print and mailing operational tasks independently and as
    part of a team, this will include:
  • Produce automated and adhoc print requests across all print
    devices (digital print and large format).
  • Use the print finishing and mailing machines to add the final
    touches to the print output.
  • Learn both the manual hand finishing crafts and benchwork
    alongside machine operation.
  • Operating plant, machinery, and power tools.
  • To prepare and make ready digital files for print and mailing
    using different software packages.
  • Ensure you follow health and safety guidelines and instructions.
  • Ensure you get yourself to work on time daily from the start of the
    apprenticeship.
  • Be prepared to travel between two work sites (within council
    vehicles) on a weekly basis.
  • Be prepared to travel to and attend college on a weekly / regular
    basis, where you will undertake theoretical and practical exams and assessments.
  • Compile the required portfolio of evidence of achievements to
    ensure successful yearly progression throughout your
    apprenticeship.
  • Ensure you operate within GDPR guidelines by regularly reviewing data held and destroying information in line with retention schedules.

Where you’ll work

Document Solutions

Unit 4 James Close

Wigan

WN3 4HQ

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

    • Level 3 Print Technician Apprenticeship qualification
    • BPIF
    • Training Schedule to be confirmed
    • Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade A*-C/4-9)
    • ICT (grade A*-C/4-9)
    • Maths (grade A*-C/4-9)

    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
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative

    About this company

    Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits.

    Disability Confident

    Disability Confident

    A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

    You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Full time role within Wigan Council

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

    Simon Ward

    01942 404932

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277999.

    Apply now

    Closes in 17 days (Sunday 6 October)

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