Apprentice Print Technician

Summary

Excellent opportunity working for a long-established company, based at our offices in Bowerhill, Melksham, Wiltshire. You will join our Reprographics team, who are key to ensuring printed products meet our clients' high expectations.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Print technician (level 3)

Hours

37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, working hours TBC

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

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

Working within the highly skilled Reprographics/Pre-press department, you will undertake on-the-job training in the following areas:

Pre-press production - plate making to a schedule/deadline
Efficiently operate pre-press machinery Plan, produce, edit digital files ready for production
Create and alter graphics
Create imposition schemes and job layout
Understanding receipt, checking, and processing of digital files
Understand colour theory
Produce a printed or digital proof
Produce reports and relevant paperwork
Customer communication

Where you'll work

Superior Creative Services
Unit 28
Hercules Way
Bowerhill, Melksham
SN12 6TS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BPIF TRAINING LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the qualification obtained will be a Level 3 Print Technician Apprenticeship Standard. Throughout your time as an apprentice, you will be supported by both Superior Creative Services and the BPIF. You will be assigned a training coordinator to ensure that you have the best training available. Training requirements will be discussed at the point of employment to suit your individual needs and business needs. Most training and studying will be a combination of site-based at Melksham and remote delivery.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4)
English (grade 4)

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

Attention to detail
Communication skills
Customer care skills
Initiative
IT skills
Logical
Number skills
Problem solving skills
Team working

Other requirements

Additional benefits: 26 days paid annual holiday, plus 8 days paid public/bank holidays. Employee Assistance Programme Supersized Discount Portal

About this company

Superior Creative Services, part of The Delta Group, are a successful design, print and fulfilment company, operating full service digital and analogue print and point-of-sale manufacturing for the retail, brand and entertainment industries.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, individuals will have gained valuable industry-recognised qualifications, hands-on experience, and a strong foundation in the print and point of sale sector. This positions them well for a range of career opportunities?Either within our organisation or elsewhere in the industry. While future employment is not guaranteed, we always aim to support apprentices in exploring potential roles and continuing their professional development.

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