Ink Technician X2

About the job

NEW VACANCY! (PK8320)

INK TECHNICIAN x2

WEST YORKSHIRE

Salary: £25-35K depending on experience.

Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-4pm - 40 hours per week, Voluntary overtime available for holiday cover and high production periods

Job type: Full time, permanent

Reporting To: Sales Director / Technical Sales Manager

Our client is seeking 2 in-plant 'Ink Technicians' to work alongside the current Senior Technician to assist, learn, and develop the skills required to run a busy ink department within one of their customer sites in West Yorkshire.

Duties & Responsibilities: (Training given)

• Providing a consistent timely ink dispensing service in line with the daily production plan.
• Ink formulating, mixing and matching using spectrophotometer and proofing equipment.
• Ensuring all operating and health and safety procedures are adhered to, reporting any safety incidents to management.
• Carrying out any necessary colour corrections on press.
• Maintain stock control of all inks, varnishes, and cleaning products, by doing routine stock counts, and ordering products in a timely manner when required.
• Ensure absolute departmental cleanliness as well as inspecting and cleaning the dispensing and ancillary equipment daily, reporting any faults.
• Control and organise the safe removal of all the empty waste tubs and ink.
• Supporting production ink trials and press passes.

Additional / Key Skills:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, Supervisors, senior staff, and customers.
• Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role.
• Further integration with other departments within the company, making the ink department as productive and efficient as possible.

Requirements:

• Previous experience working with printing inks or similar products such as paints is beneficial but not essential.
• Previous experience with ink dispensing systems is beneficial but not essential.
• Good communication and numerical skills.
• Ability to use own initiative and good organisational skills.
• Must have excellent good colour vision and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and deal with change in a fast-moving demanding environment.
• Maintain the high standards set within the business.
• Good attendance and timekeeping.
• Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft Office and ink formulation software such as IF6 would be beneficial.
• A full and clean UK driving licence.