Job Description
INK / PRINT / CHEMICAL BACKGROUND PREFERABLE
In-House Operative - Day Shift
Role Purpose
To provide on-site ink production support to the customer while maintaining high standards of health & safety, hygiene, quality, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Ink Production & Operational Support
(After full training - approximately 6-12 months)
(During the second year of training)
In-House Operative - Day Shift
- Monday-Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Role Purpose
To provide on-site ink production support to the customer while maintaining high standards of health & safety, hygiene, quality, and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Ink Production & Operational Support
- Observe all customer and Flint Group Health & Safety rules and policies
- Ensure the ink area complies with customer hygiene accreditation standards
- Maintain dispensing equipment and working areas using good housekeeping practices
- Dispense ink in line with daily production plans
- Re-work or remix press returns where possible
- Move products to and from holding bays
- Clear press returns from the production floor
- Book press returns into the dispense management system
- Store press returns in clearly marked locations
- Maintain agreed levels of "common runner" inks in the Ink Kitchen
- Wash ink buckets as required
(After full training - approximately 6-12 months)
- Place weekly material orders using the online portal (Webshop) and order forms
- File delivery notes for month-end consignment stock counts
- Replenish material stocks and update batch numbers in the dispense management system
- Maintain and update ink recipe files
- Assist with unloading ink deliveries during normal working hours
- Arrange collection of empty containers or waste ink, ensuring:
- Containers are safely palletised
- Clamps are secured with cable ties
- Lids are tightly fastened
(During the second year of training)
- Provide on-site technical support to the customer
- Support press trials and customer trials
- Produce colour matchings (hand draw-downs) within agreed timeframes
- Assist with on-press colour corrections and basic troubleshooting
- Prepare monthly KPI reports based on customer consumption data
- Record and manage non-conforming issues on press, ensuring appropriate corrective action
- Good colour vision and strong attention to detail
- Experience in an ink, printing, or packaging environment preferred
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision
- Capable of working under pressure while delivering value to the customer
- Strong IT and problem-solving skills
- Must be methodical, organised, and maintain a tidy work environment
About Irlam Associates Group