Senior Lithography Section Lead: Colour & Lean Expert

Hunter Selection; Portishead Point; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Free parking

Life insurance

Annual leave 32 days

Sick pay

Training opportunities

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Lithographic Section Leader to join a well-established manufacturing site in Port Talbot. You will lead day-to-day lithography operations, monitor performance, manage risks, and drive improvements.

The role requires strong knowledge of dry offset printing, colour management and problem solving, with experience in lean manufacturing, SMED and 5S. Competitive salary (£43,000) and benefits included.

Qualifications

• Strong practical and technical knowledge of dry offset printing.
• Excellent colour awareness and understanding of print and coating variables.
• Strong troubleshooting and fault-finding skills across printing, coating and curing processes.
• Excellent problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day Lithography operations, monitoring performance, risks, technical issues, and improvement actions.
• Act as the dry offset printing SME, maintaining expertise in printing equipment, coatings, inks, varnishes, curing, and process controls.
• Establish and maintain standards for printing, coating, curing, colour management, and print quality consistency.
• Collaborate with Pre-Press, Production, Quality, and customers to ensure artwork, colour standards, proofs, and new product introductions meet requirements.
• Investigate print and coating defects, lead root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions and reliability improvements.
• Drive operational excellence through SMED, Lean manufacturing, training, machine care, maintenance coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Dry offset printing

Colour management

Root Cause Analysis

Problem solving

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Lithographic Section Leader to join a well-established manufacturing site in Port Talbot. You will lead day-to-day lithography operations, monitor performance, manage risks, and drive improvements.

The role requires strong knowledge of dry offset printing, colour management and problem solving, with experience in lean manufacturing, SMED and 5S. Competitive salary (£43,000) and benefits included.