Print Assistant

Saica Group; Shevington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly environment

Training and progression

Career progression training

22 days holiday

Overtime pay

Refer a Friend

Cycle to work

Discount platform

Health vouchers

Job summary

Saica Group is hiring a Print Assistant for our Wigan site. You will set up and operate conversion machinery to slit, punch and perforate plastic film, ensuring customer specifications are met throughout each production run.

An experienced manufacturing team will support your development with full training and ongoing opportunities. We offer a friendly environment, comprehensive benefits and a structured shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read and follow customer specifications for setup.
• Bagging, labeling and palletisation to customer requirements.
• Maintain quality with regular checks and lean processes.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run conversion machinery to slit, macro punch and micro perforate film.
• Interpret customer requirements and ensure compliance during production.
• Maintain safe operations and follow procedures.
• Complete daily production reports with outputs and weights.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Read customer specs

Slitting setup

Quality checks

Lean manufacturing

Health and safety

Production reporting

Teamwork

Tools

Slitting machine

Macro punch

Perforation tooling

Job description

Print Assistant

Location: Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 0LQ

Salary: £30,962.69 per annum + Excellent Benefits!

Contract: Full time, permanent. Shift patterns detailed below

• Friendly and supportive working environment
• Full training and ongoing development
• Opportunities for progression and further technical training
• 22 days' holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays, based on 11.5-hour shifts, plus an annual Christmas shutdown
• Overtime opportunities at 1.5x your hourly rate
• Refer a Friend Scheme of £500
• Cycle to work and Home & Technology scheme
• Employee Discount Platform and Flu and eye test vouchers!

At Saica Group, we are more than an organisation; we are a community committed to delivering sustainable paper and packaging solutions while championing circularity and innovation in waste management.

With over 10,000 colleagues across 11 countries and more than 80 years of history, we are proud to create sustainable solutions that make a lasting impact.

This opportunity is within our Saica Flex division, which manufactures a range of flexible plastic films for leading food manufacturers and retailers.

Based at our Wigan site, we produce high-quality printed packaging using advanced flexographic printing technology.

About the role:

We are offering an exciting opportunity to work with state-of-the-art equipment alongside our expert team.

You will be responsible for setting and maintaining conversion machinery to slit, macro punch and micro perf a range of plastic film. Working in a safe and controlled manner in line with the required standards and operating procedures.

You will be responsible for understanding the customer requirements for the product and ensuring that they are followed to the highest possible standard throughout the production run.

Why Join Saica Flex

Joining Saica Flex means becoming part of a global business that values innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement. We offer long-term career opportunities, ongoing development and the chance to work alongside experienced colleagues within a supportive team environment.

Conversion Operative - Skills, experience and attributes

• * Background in a manufacturing environment preferred
• * Ability to read and follow customer specification to set up the slitting machine to perform slitting, punch holes and hot needle perforation holes
• * Bagging, labelling and palletisation of slit reels in line with customer requirements
• * Maintaining quality during the production run including regular quality checks of samples
• * Operating processes in line with lean manufacturing techniques to maintain machine efficiency at all times
• * Working to the site clean as you go policy at all times
• * Completion of daily production report detailing shift/order output including weights and meterage calculations
• * Operating in line with site health and safety, environmental and quality standards

The role operates across the following shift patterns:

• 12 hour rotating shift pattern, spread over a rotating 4 week cycle. This will typically be:
• * Week 1 - 4 nights, 3 off
• * Week 2 - 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights
• * Week 3 - 3 off, 4 days
• * Week 4 - 7 off

Saica Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the recruitment process where required.