Proofreader jobs in United Kingdom

The successful candidates will be responsible for the running of the web presses to produce products to the highest quality and as efficiently as the job and machinery will permit.

Experience of Manroland Lithoman / M600 Heidelberg preferred but not essential. Sheetfed printers considered and training will be given.

Attractive 5 shift pattern worked that gives great, work life balance and overtime and training opportunities.

Specific responsibilities across the roles, including (but not limited to):

• Follow job bag instructions, ensuring all crew members understand their function.
• Set up the press to produce job in line with job bag instructions.
• Keep work area tidy and machinery in good order, reporting maintenance problems to Pressroom manager / shift manager in line with quality system.
• Follow all checklists ensuring time stamps are taken at correct intervals
• Ensure all work is correctly labelled and quarantined procedures are adhered to.
• Operate, set, adjust and maintain the designated printing press as necessary to achieve optimum performance and output to meet the production schedule and performance matrix.
• To supply the binders with quality sections in a well-presented manner.
• Manage your press crew, giving clear instructions and directives to ensure all members work collectively and efficiently. Communicate and enforce Company rules, regulations and procedures.
• Ensure all paperwork pertaining to quality standards are correctly filled in, adhering to all company, department or process control procedures.
• Ensure the complete press crew remains fully and constructively utilised during any and all downtime periods. Optimise the timings of the crews breaks to ensure no lost production.
• Ensure that Company Health, Safety & Environment safe working procedures are enforced and adhered to by the complete crew.
• Responsibility to help identify personnel training and development needs such to ensure the optimisation of the press output and department efficiency.
• Responsibility to help identify under-performance or unsatisfactory behaviour of staff to management and assist in gaining improvements.
• Liaise with management to maintain production schedules.
• Highlight any potential failings that could jeopardise the production schedule or cause late delivery to management.
• Carry out scheduled maintenance as required, undertake general cleaning of the press and associated areas with a crew.
• Ensure that the press is maintained, identify repair work, fault find and carry out essential repairs with no or minimal downtime. Liaise and work with maintenance departments on major repairs to ensure no or minimal downtime.
• Must be prepared to carry out other duties or request from a manager within training and capabilities to ensure the smooth running of the department

Strong numeracy and literacy skills are essential. Applicants will also need to demonstrate the necessary flexibility, enthusiasm and drive to work within a busy department.