Apprentice Print Technician
HOUSE OF FLAGS LTD
HUNTINGDON (PE28 0LQ)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 7 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 July 2026
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Summary
Are you creative, practical, motivated and enthusiastic about digital print and how products are made?
This is an exciting opportunity to join our print team and learn specialist printing skills while working towards a national recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£19,760 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Overtime is available.
- Training course
- Print technician (level 3)
- Hours
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40 hours per week - Monday to Friday. Shifts TBC.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
As a Print Technician Apprentice, you will be:
- Assisting with the preparation and setup of textile printing equipment
- Learn to maintain and operate printing machinery safely and efficiently
- Monitor print quality and identify any faults or inconsistencies
- Learn colour matching and ink management techniques
- Carry out routine equipment cleaning and maintenance
- Follow health, safety and environmental procedures
- Work with colleagues to meet production targets and customer deadlines
What you will learn:
During your apprenticeship, you will gain experience in:
- Large format textile printing processes and production techniques
- Print machinery setup, operation and maintenance
- Colour matching and ink preparation
- Quality assurance and troubleshooting
- Production planning and workflow management
- Health and safety within a manufacturing environment
- Along with practical experience with industry-standard equipment and technology
Where you'll work
RIVER ROAD
BICTON INDUSTRIAL PARK
KIMBOLTON
HUNTINGDON
PE28 0LQ
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
All training will be carried out on site working alongside experienced technicians.
Once the apprenticeship is completed and the final exams have been passed you will achieve a Level 3 Print Technician qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Driving Licence in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Commitment to Safety & Quality
- Willingness to Learn
- Be Able to Follow Instructions
- Reliability & Enthusiasm
- Punctuality
Other requirements
This vacancy involves:
- Lifting heavy rolls or materials
- Loading and unloading materials onto printers
- Due to the location, you must have your own transport and means of getting into work
About this employer
House of Flags was established in 1977 and has grown to be one of the leading manufacturers of textile large format fabric displays solutions (not just flags), providing high quality printed products for customers across a range of sectors.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full time Print Technician within the Company along with opportunities for career progression within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPIF TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040826.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Friday 7 August 2026 at 11:59pm)