Apprentice Printer
Reflex Labels Ltd
Grimsby (DN36 4BG)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 May 2026
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Summary
As an Apprentice Printer, you will work as part of our print team to learn how to operate flexographic printing presses and support the production of high-quality printed materials. You will receive on-the-job training and mentorship while developing the skills needed to safely and efficiently run printing machinery.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Print technician (level 3)
- Hours
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A rotating shift pattern of week 1: 06.00 - 14.00 Monday to Friday, week 2: 22.00 - 06.00 Sunday to Thursday and 14.00 - 22.00 Monday to Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 June 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Learn and follow all health & safety procedures within the department
- Assist in the safe operation of printing presses under supervision
- Support efforts to minimise downtime and reduce waste
- Help with machine setup, cleaning, and basic maintenance
- Assist in preparing and organising materials, inks, and consumables
- Work closely with experienced printers and assistants to develop your skills
- Support effective shift handovers to maintain production flow
- Help ensure all work meets quality standards and customer specifications
- Maintain good housekeeping and hygiene standards, including compliance with BRC requirements
- Contribute to continuous improvement (CI) activities and problem-solving
Where you'll work
Kingsway House
Units 3/4/5 Bradleys Corner
Wilton Road Industrial Estate
Grimsby
DN36 4BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEARN 2 PRINT LIMITED
Training course
Print technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregating resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Apply health and safety and manual handling procedures in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Plan and prioritise work
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic for example, work sheets, check lists, handover records, job sheets.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Communicate with others verbally including colleagues or stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to common problems.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Apply team working principles.
- Convert customer files to print-ready files using software and workflow packages.
- Check, process and transmit digital files using software.
- Create and edit digital images.
- Conversion of digital files into colour separations for the defined production method.
- Apply digital techniques to produce a proof.
- Apply colour profiles to the design.
- Apply production techniques to produce plates, screens, or output files.
- Apply pre-press quality assurance procedures.
- Set up and check the multi-unit print press, including speeds, inks and toners and pre-printing quality checks.
- Follow print press start up or warm up procedures.
- Apply print press operations and techniques, including managing colour. Handle variable data on digital presses.
- Follow quality control processes during printing, including checking for colour matching, print resolution, product consistency.
- Apply press equipment and machinery maintenance techniques including cleaning and servicing.
- Follow machine shut down, safe isolation, hand over procedures. Escalate issues.
- Apply press quality assurance procedures.
- Apply safe systems of work to the printing press process in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidelines. This should include identifying risks and hazards and the handling and disposal of chemicals.
- Set up finishing equipment for example, guillotines, stitching-trimming machinery, binding machinery, laminating equipment, die-cutters.
- Operate finishing equipment to apply different finishing processes, for example, varnishing, folding, embossing and debossing, foil blocking, scoring, packing, gluing, match and attach, tab and slot, sorting, banding.
- Prepare printing for next stage, including packing and wrapping.
- Apply post-press equipment maintenance techniques including cleaning and servicing.
- Apply post-press quality assurance procedures such as checking for folding accuracy, stitch alignment, foil position.
- Apply safe systems of work to the finishing process in compliance with regulations, standards and guidelines, including the handling and disposal of chemicals.
- Apply environmental and sustainability procedures in compliance with regulations and standards for example, segregating resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Apply health and safety and manual handling procedures in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Plan and prioritise work
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic for example, work sheets, check lists, handover records, job sheets.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Communicate with others verbally including colleagues or stakeholders.
- Communicate in writing.
- Apply problem-solving techniques to common problems.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Apply team working principles.
Training schedule
Print Technician Level 3.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Patience
About this employer
Established in 2002, the Reflex Group is now the largest privately owned print and packaging company in the UK, employing over 1000 people across multiple global sites. We pride ourselves on quality, efficiency, ethics, innovation, and maintaining a low environmental impact.
https://reflexlabels.co.uk/locations/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Flexographic or Digital Printer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Reflex Labels Ltd
Natalia
peopleteam@reflexlabels.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033407.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 19 June 2026 at 11:59pm)