Apprentice Tin Printer (Metal Decorator)
ENVASES LIVERPOOL LTD
Bootle (L20 6PB)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 9 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 December 2025
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Summary
Excellent opportunity to join a global packaging company. The successful candidate will be trained to operate a Crabtree Generation 3, four colour lithographic offset printing press with follow on varnish. All aspects of the printing & coating will be covered, including plate making, ink mixing & colour matching.
- Wage
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£22,000 a year
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£11.28 per hour.
- Training course
- Print technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Alternating shift pattern:
Monday - Thursday, 6.00am - 2.00pm. Friday, 6.00am - 11.00am.
Monday - Thursday, 2.00pm - 10.00pm. Friday, 10.00am - 3.00pm.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 January 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- The print apprentice will be involved with all aspects of the print facility
- Morning start up, turning equipment on, setting damper chemistry and adjusting damper controls
- Working to the print plan identify coated material, plates and inks
- Being involved with the make ready of the press
- Working to the highest standards of safety and quality to produce a printed product for our customers
Where you'll work
Trinity Park
Orrell Lane
Bootle
L20 6PB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPIF TRAINING 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
A structured, 3-year apprenticeship program leading to a Level 3 Print Technician qualification.
Dedicated Support: regular 1-on-1 meetings with your manager and a designated mentor to track your progress and provide guidance.
Career Progression: Opportunity for a permanent position upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Inclusive: throughout your time as an apprentice, you will be supported by both your employer and BPIF Training. You will be assigned a training coordinator to work with you throughout the duration of your apprenticeship.
Training requirements will be discussed at the point of employment to suit both your own and business needs. Most training and studying will be site-based.
You should be comfortable with planning your workload as you progress through the apprenticeship.
More training information
BPIF Training Limited are industry specialists, providing apprenticeship training that meets the needs of a 21st century printing and packaging industry. Our training coordinators are all industry experienced and deliver workplace based training. Operating out of 3 sites across England, providing national coverage to the sector, our expertise has been developed over many years working closely with employers.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Envases Liverpool is an International supplier of metal containers, serving a UK, European and US client base in industrial and food markets with manufacturing capability from 250ml to 25 litre containers.
After this apprenticeship
On the job training within the print department, from operating to maintaining equipment. Completion of the Level 3 Print Technician Standard with BPIF Training. To become a trusted member of a very experienced print and coating team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPIF TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004626.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 9 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
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