Countryside Art Ltd are a niche design, print and manufacturing company offering quality UK-made kitchen têxtiles plus other UK-made outsourced giftware products to many leading organisations such as National Trust and The British Museum through to a diverse range of customers such as individual designers selling through on-line platforms.

We are looking for a full time Print Assistant to join our very well-established, experienced screen print team.

**What Does The Job Consist Of: - **- The job consists of loading the MHM silk screen printing machines with cloth and ensuring that the correct materials are selected for each job

• Assisting with setting up the print machines
• Taking the screens out of the machine at the end of the print run and cleaning them
• Quality controlling prints at the ends of the dryers, ensuring they are recorded on the production planning system and then stored correctly
• Assisting with digitally printing bags in between screen print runs
• Assisting with keeping the digital dryers running when quality controlling prints at the end of the dryer
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment

**Essential Skills:
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• As we supply many of the leading visitor attraction and retailers in the UK and abroad we require the work to be of a high and exacting standard
• Excellent attention to detail is essential
• You will be required to work as a team and operate to tight production deadlines
• Screen printing is a hands on job that also requires high levels of concentration for long periods
• The ability to work safely with machinery

**Additional Skills:
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• Previous experience in a print environment
• Previous ink mixing experience
• Previous screen making experience

**Training:
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• You will receive full training and over time gain valuable skills
• Previous experience is not necessary, but we are looking for an enthusiastic person keen to learn new skills.

The basic hours are 7.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, Monday to Friday with occasional over-time at busy periods.

The initial rate of pay is £10.50 per hour, which will be adjusted as skill levels increase.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£20,475.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:

Experience:

- screen print: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

Reference ID:
C/Art-PA-JUN 23

Expected start date: 19/06/2023

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