Apprentice Printer - Boston
REFLEX LABELS LIMITED
Boston, PE20 3PW
Closes in 8 days (Monday 14 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 May 2024
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Summary
Excellent opportunity to join a company established in 2002, the Reflex Group is now the largest privately owned print and packaging company in the UK. You will work alongside experienced skilled printers looking to share their knowledge with you to set you up for a career in print which would be a varied and interesting technical role.
- Annual wage
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£16,211 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£311.75 per week. Pay for all employees will be assessed in April each year.
- Training course
- Print technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 17.00 including a 30-minute break.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 21 October
- Duration
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2 Years 9 Months
- Positions available
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Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Following several weeks gaining an overview of all of the business processes associated with pressure sensitive label conversion and supply, the Apprentice will focus on the printing process. In a typical week, the apprentice would be exposed to following, by way of shadowing and supporting a qualified press operative:
- Ensuring a safe manufacturing environment
- Preparing materials for print: substrate, inks & other chemicals
- Making the press ready for print
- Signing off the print as ready for run-on
- Monitoring the quality of print during manufacture
- Quality management processes
- Post print activity (wash-up, decommissioning of plates, screens etc.)
Where you’ll work
North End Business Park, Station Road
Swineshead
Boston
PE20 3PW
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
BPIF TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Print technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- The qualification is the Print Technician Level 3 course, which is completed over 33 months
- You will be based at the Reflex Labels site at Boston where all your training will take place supported by BPIF Training. You will be an addition to the team, so you will be able to do your training and learn from the existing employees, without the pressure of having “day job work” to do as well
- You will be assigned a BPIF training coordinator who will work with you throughout your apprenticeship to ensure that you have the best training and support available
- As we produce labels and packaging for food and pharmaceutical products, there are hygiene and health and safety procedures to adhere to, for which you will receive full training
- Candidates without the required level of maths and English will complete Functional Skills qualifications as part of the apprenticeship programme
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Positive attitude
- Eager to learn
- Motivated
About this company
Established in 2002, the Reflex Group is now the largest privately owned print and packaging company in the UK having grown to over 900 employees operating globally. The company prides itself on quality, efficiency, ethics and low environmental impact whilst being innovative and dynamic. The Boston Reflex site operates as its own business and has a great team environment, however being part of the wider Reflex Group offers further job security and benefits. Reflex has sites in the UK, Norway, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, and Australia.
After this apprenticeship
- After completing the apprenticeship, you would be qualified to take up a skilled position in any of our printing sites
- This is a long-term career prospect that could also lead to production supervisor or management positions or using the skilled print knowledge to move into a technician support role within the industry
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 VAC1000252411.
Apply now
Closes in 8 days (Monday 14 October at 11:59pm)
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