Digital Print Apprentice
SMART DISPLAY & EXHIBITIONS LTD
BRIGHOUSE (HD6 1LQ)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 4 April at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 February 2025
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Summary
Smart Display specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of exhibition stands for our clients at exhibitions and live events across the UK and Europe. With a record of successful apprentice progression, we are looking to recruit a new individual to join our ambitious company, operating in the exciting and fast-paced exhibition industry.
- Wage
- £16,770 a year
- Training course
- Print technician (level 3)
- Hours
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5 days per week Monday to Friday, specific working hours to be agreed with the successful candidate.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 14 April
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
The successful applicant will be working within our digital print department and learning every aspect of day-to-day operations and the skills involved.
Typically, you will:
- Be involved in the creation of finished graphics for our clients' exhibition stand structures
- This involves working with a number of different machines and many different materials
- You will work closely with your colleagues to deliver eye-catching displays
The role would perfectly suit a practical person with a keen eye for detail.
Where you’ll work
MISSION WORKS
BIRDS ROYD LANE
BRIGHOUSE
HD6 1LQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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
The qualification the successful applicant will be working towards would be the Print Technician Apprentice - level 3.
The employment and all training will be carried out at our premises in
Brighouse, West Yorkshire. 1 day per week will be allocated to the apprentice to work on their theory/written qualification, with the rest of the week being practical, on-the-job learning.
More training information
Throughout your time as an apprentice, you will be supported by both your employer and BPIF Training. You will be assigned a dedicated BPIF training coordinator who will work with you and your employer for the duration of programme to ensure that you have the best tailored training available.
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The successful applicant will also have the opportunity to make site visits with the senior staff, learning about installations and meeting with clients.
About this company
International exhibition contractors, designing, producing and installing impactful exhibition stands for our clients all over the UK and Europe for 10 years!
After this apprenticeship
The natural career progression for this apprenticeship is into a full time Print Technician role. However due to the varied nature of the roles available within the company, there would also be the opportunity to gain further experience in a different discipline if the candidate wished.
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 VAC1000306319.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Friday 4 April at 11:59pm)
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