Pre-Press Plate Mounting / Production Operative

Location: Wigan, WN5 0LQ.
Salary: £31,500
Contract: Full time, permanent.  

With a presence in 11 countries and over 10,000 employees, Saica Group manufacture sustainable recycled paper, corrugated cardboard and flexible packaging as well as providing solutions for waste management and the recovery of waste. Our Flex division produces a range of flexible plastic films, with our site in Wigan manufacturing products for major food retailers and suppliers.

We have an opportunity for an individual to join our Saica team.

As a Pre-press Plate Mounting Operative, you will be mounting print plates in preparation for print press operations, ensuring there is no waiting time and that you are always ahead of production demand.  You will assist with any plate/registration issues which may occur and be mindful that, together with health and safety, production running time is a critical success factor for the site.
 
Your key duties will include:

•  Operate in line with site health and safety, environmental and quality standards including BRC, ISO & A2 environmental.
•  Organise your workload in line with the daily print programme, ensuring work is delivered against targets and customer requirements.
•  Meet with Planning
•  Locate and Inspect Plates
•  Apply and Strip backing tape to sleeves using Applicator/Demounter
•  Mount printing plates onto the appropriate sleeves, ensuring compliance with the dimensions agreed with the customer
•  Demount Plates
•  Operate Plate Cleaner and ensure plates are cleaned prior to filing, completing and signing the relevant control
•  Operate Parts washer
•  Provide Maintenance required to Anilox
•  Store and identify printing plates for subsequent use as required.
•  Ensure that all established quality standards are met.
•  Assist with production operations as and when required including the maintenance and upkeep of relevant equipment.
•  Ensure that mounting is organised in line with the production schedule and no more than 48 hours in advance, as the plan is flexible and subject to change.
•  Review stock of Tape, Plate Wash & Anilox cleaner and order as required.
•  Check Orders, plates, process control, paperwork and any required GMG in advance of the plan, to enable production operate effectively.  Ensure the Shift Manager is notified immediately of anything missing.

Skills, Qualification & Attributes

•  Previous Mounting experience - preferable
•  Previous experience in production environment - essential
•  Exposure to quality, health, safety and environmental standards and practices within a production setting
•  Previous experience with lean manufacturing, ie 5S – preferable

The role operates 12-hour shifts across a 4-week Continental shift pattern:
 
Week 1 – 4 nights, 3 off
Week 2 – 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights
Week 3 – 3 off, 4 days
Week 4 – 7 off
 
Shift patterns can be subject to change, dependant on business requirements

What do we offer?

•  Friendly atmosphere
•  Progression
•  Employee of the Month Award (monthly and annually)
•  Holiday entitlement 22 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
•  Company Sick Pay Scheme (available after 12 months of continuous service)
•  Refer a Friend Scheme of £500
•  Cycle to Work Scheme
•  Employee Assistance Programme
•  Eye test vouchers
•  Free Tea/Coffee

Interested? If you have a can-do, will-do approach to join a hardworking, dynamic, passionate, manufacturing team, please send your CV today.