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Clifton Packaging Group Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifton Packaging Group Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Ink Technician to blend inks, match colours and use the ink dispenser and spectrophotometer to ensure accurate production.

You will organise the daily print programme, meet data standards, keep a clean, safe environment, apply lean methods, manage ink supply for 24 hours, and log presses returns and production sheets for traceability. Up to £19 per hour depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Ink blending and dispensing to match data standards.
• Operate spectrophotometer and software to control colours.
• Maintain data records and comply with quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Make and prepare all inks for production to data standards and anilox strengths.
• Identify ink used and returned ready for subsequent runs.
• Organise workload in line with the daily print programme.
• Ensure that all established quality standards are met.
• Maintain a clean, safe working environment and log spills.
• Log press returns and update the system; assist printers as needed.

Skills

Ink blending

Spectrophotometer

Ink dispensing

Quality standards

Lean manufacturing

Software usage

Tools

Ink Dispenser

Specific Software

Spectrophotometer

Job description

An Ink Technician is to blend and make ink using previously run ink to match new colours and use the Ink Dispenser to dispense ink, both requiring the use of Specific Software and Spectrophotometer.

• Make and prepare all inks for production right first time to known data standards and anilox strengths. Identify any ink that has been used and returned ready for subsequent runs. Ensure that your own dispensing key is used at all times


• Organise workload in line with the daily print programme, ensuring work is delivered against targets and customer requirements.


• Ensure that all established quality standards are met


• Maintain a clean, safe working environment, ensuring that all spills are logged and cleaned immediately


• Operate processes in line with lean manufacturing techniques


• Maximise the use of press returns by ensuring that press returns are always used before virgin ink. Manage activity via software programme, ensuring there is enough ink to complete an order, minimising top up requirements to maximise production time


• Ensure there is sufficient ink supply for up to 24 hours. As the production plan is subject to change, ensure the 24-hour threshold is not breached


• Make full use of the software and Ink Dispenser, to reduce press downtime to a minimum


• Log press returns back into the system for future ease of use


• Daily Production Sheet to be filled and filed for future reference


• Assist the Printers on press should any minor adjustments be required, making any changes to the system recipe as required

Up to £19 per hour - depending on experience