Conventional Printer & Ink Adjuster

About the job

We’re looking for a Conventional Printer & Ink Adjuster to join us here at Anstey Wallpaper Company; the home of beautiful, quality wallcoverings (part of the iconic Sanderson Design Group PLC). As a Conventional Printer & Ink Adjuster, you will support the Senior Operator to achieve optimum output in the department including change overs and general running of the print machines. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of ink on the machine, being accountable for all colour adjustments to the appropriate standard as well as working with customers (when required) to support striking requirements. 

With a proud history stretching back more than 100 years, Anstey Wallpaper Company has achieved an enviable reputation as one of the most versatile, professional and capable wallcovering printers in the world.

We cover the full spectrum of printing technologies, old and new alike, with machines including Surface & Surflex, Flexographic, Gravure, Rotary/Gravure Hybrid, Rotary Screen, Digital, Flat Screen, a Scattering Line, Converting machinery as well as Hand Block Printing. 

Responsibilities 

PROCESS OPTIMISATION

• Work closely with the ink team and designers to achieve the optimum print mark
• Ensure all jobs are set up, alongside the Senior Operator, and ran in the most efficient way 
• Minimise ink and base waste using improved process controls and set up reel usage
• Be accountable for quality of product produced, ensuring this is in line with the company processes and procedures
• Carry out the cleaning of ancillary equipment when required
• Support the customer service levels, ensure the print plan running order is followed, alongside the Senior Operator 
• Flexible to work on other processes to support business needs

QUALITY

• Accountable for quality of product produced, ensuring this is in line with the company processes and procedures
• Support the business to monitor, measure and improve quality opportunities
• Record data accurately, including log sheets, standard roll information etc
• Work in conjunction with the technical department to achieve optimum trial results

H&S

• Ensure all H&S processes are adhered to
• H&S improvement opportunities are identified and appropriately followed up
• Always maintain a safe working environment
• Report any damaged, broken, or unsafe equipment
• Ensure all equipment is used and stored in a responsible and safe manner

LEAN MANUFACTURING

• Ensure maintenance schedules are always followed
• Support maintenance within the department and identify maintenance issues
• Ensure all products meets required specifications and quality checks
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities within the department

Measures of Success 

• Safe working environment and good housekeeping
• Waste level reductions and improvements in quality
• Efficiency running of the Flexo machine
• Creating a team working environment

Skills & Experience 

• IOSH Working Safely
• BIT level 2 (or equivalent)
• Understanding of Print Processes (Offset Gravure, Flexographic, Rotary screen)
• Ability to work as part of a team 
• Motivated to work without supervision 
• Excellent problem solver 
• Flexible approach
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and a production environment
• Able to embrace change and strive to improve
• Print background (preferred but not essential)
• Good attention to detail
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing (preferred but not essential)

Working Pattern: Monday-Thursday 7am-4pm.

33 days holidays - inclusive of bank holidays & factory holiday shutdown plus one week of flexible holiday, plus birthday day and long service additional days after 5 years.

Discretionary company bonus paid on business & personal performance. 

About us 

Sanderson Design Group is an international luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products.

In 2020, we brought our portfolio of brands home to Sanderson Design Group, evoking the combined longevity and prodigious creative history of our brands. Sanderson Design Group describes the ebullience of our past endeavours. It sketches the outline of our future. A collective of quintessentially British luxury interior brands and 2 manufacturing brands, at Sanderson Design Group we are Sanderson, Morris & Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke, Scion, Anstey Wallpaper Company and Standfast & Barracks.

Our purpose is "To bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives". This has defined and shaped our brands since our very earliest days. The oldest brand in our arsenal, from where we derive the namesake of our group, begun life in 1860, as an importer of fine French wallpapers to London. Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd played a pivotal role in defining English interior decoration tastes and its early success led to displaying designs at London’s finest showroom, at Berners Street. Around this time in 1924, Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd were awarded The Royal Warrant, becoming “purveyors of wallpaper and paint” to the court of George V.

We recognise that each one of our brands contributes a unique chapter to our story. It is why we represent the full spectrum of British interior design, catering from cutting-edge sleek modern styles, to the hearty warmth of traditional forms. Our decision to rebrand as Sanderson Design Group in 2020 is our way of paying homage to our rich history, as well as marking our path towards a new future. As custodians of over 160 years of design experience, we are proud to Bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives. We are Sanderson Design Group.