Gravure Printer

**Gravure Printer / CI Flexo Printer**

**Department**:Gravure Press

**Location**:South Wales

**Salary**: £35-£44,000 DOE

**Hours**:12 hour rotating shift pattern (including day shifts and night shifts)

**Company**:
A vacancy has arisen within the Gravure print department for a highly skilled, fully apprenticed, Gravure-trained operator to run the Cerutti 960R press for a global premium label solutions company.

**Qualifications and Requirements**:

- City and Guild advanced modern apprenticeship and/or level 3 NVQ in advanced printing techniques.
- Minimum three years’ experience operating wide format Gravure print presses as a number one operator.
- In depth knowledge of Gravure print techniques.
- Proven track record for leading and developing press production teams.
- Two years’ experience of in line lamination and filmic print techniques.
- Proven track record of quality Gravure production preferably from within the label or food packaging sectors.
- Understanding of the main printing substrates and their required ink formulations.
- Ability to print on all substrates from paper to OPP.
- In depth knowledge of solvent based ink systems
- Full knowledge of solvent selection and safe use methods.
- Understanding of automated registration equipment.
- Understanding of automated viscosity equipment.
- Understanding of modern print machine press controls.
- Ability to understand and eradicate all basic printing faults to maintain quality Gravure production.
- In depth knowledge of quality control test protocols for Gravure printed media.

**Please note this is not a trainee position and previous print experience is required.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£44,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Newport: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Gravure printing or Ci Flexo: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: CLGP