Print Finishing Cadet

Same Day Printing; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On‑the‑job training

Career progression

Overtime pay

Job summary

Same Day Printing in Ravenhall, VIC, seeks a motivated Trainee Print Finisher (Cadetship) for a full-time position. You’ll start on the shop floor learning finishing kit and workflows, with real hands-on training and clear milestones as you progress.

You’ll operate guillotine, cutters, laminators and booklet Makers, perform quality checks, pack orders and keep your area safe and organized. Pay steps up from $51k–$54k plus super as you hit milestones.

Qualifications

• Reliable, punctual and keen to learn a trade.

Responsibilities

• Learn the finishing floor alongside an experienced finishers.
• Guillotine, trim, score, crease, fold and pack jobs to spec.
• Quality check work before it leaves the floor.
• Pack and prepare orders for same day dispatch.
• Keep your area clean, organised and safe.

Skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Keen to learn

Team player

Flexible for early starts

Tools

Uchida cutter

Duplo cutter/slitter

Horizon rotary die cutter

Laminator

Booklet maker

Guillotine

Job description

Trainee Print Finisher (Cadetship) | Full Time | Ravenhall
Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week. Paid OT when it's busy. Home on time when it's not.

About the Role

Same day turnaround is in our name, and we deliver it. We're growing our finishing team and want to train the next great Print Finisher from the ground up.

You'll learn to run serious finishing kit on our small format floor: Uchida and Duplo cutter/slitters, a Horizon rotary die cutter, commercial laminating and foiling, dieless cutters, a booklet making (perfect bound, saddle stitching, wire binding) and the guillotine. It's fast-paced and deadline-driven, and what you finish ends up in shopfronts, at events and in customers' hands. The details matter.

What You'll Do (Day One)

• Learn the finishing floor alongside an experienced finishers
• Guillotine, trim, score, crease, fold and pack jobs to spec
• Quality check work before it leaves the floor
• Pack and prepare orders for same day dispatch
• Keep your area clean, organised and safe

Where It Grows (Your Path to Owning It)

As you find your feet, you'll step up into:

• Running the cutter/slitters, laminator, foiling and dieless cutters on your own
• Running the Horizon rotary die cutter, perfect binder and booklet maker
• Planning with the print and finishing team, then running your own daily workflow so every job, including same-day and rush jobs, goes out on time
• Basic machine maintenance
• Owning your section of the floor

Skill milestones at 3, 6 and 12 months. Your pay steps up as you hit them.

What the Job Demands (please read before applying)

• Lifting 20kg cartons repeatedly throughout the day
• On your feet for 7.6 hours a day
• Keeping pace on finishing equipment all day

It's busy. It doesn't stop. There's no time to lean, if you do, it's time used to clean.

About You

You like machines, you move fast, and you take pride in a professional finish.

Required:

• Reliable, punctual and keen to learn a trade
• A sharp eye for detail. If you spot a bad trim before the customer does, you're our person
• A proactive, team-first attitude. You see what's next and get on with it
• Flexible for early starts or late finishes when needed
• Own transport to Ravenhall

Highly Regarded:

• Hands-on work history: manufacturing, trade, labouring, hospitality
• Any time on machinery, tools or production lines

Why Same Day Printing?

18+ years in business, built from a garage into a 16+ person operation across 2 buildings

Same-day turnaround is in our name, and we deliver it

Serious kit. Modern finishing equipment, maintained properly. You'll learn on the good stuff

Real variety. Wineries, breweries, tradies, retailers, agencies and events. No two days are the same

A team that backs you. Our Australian and Philippines crew work together to keep the floor running

Pay: $51,000 to $54,000 + super, stepping up as you hit your skill milestones.