Die Cutting Operative

We are looking for a Die Cutting Operative for our client based in Dartford

Monday to Friday role

Salary 30- 30k depending on experience

Overtime Available

25 days holiday

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect and examine printed products for accuracy, conformance to specifications, and external defects.
• Reposition printing plates, adjust pressure rolls, or otherwise adjust machines to improve quality, using knobs, hand wheels, or hand tools.
• Set and adjust speed, temperature, and positions and pressure tolerances of equipment.
• Examine job orders to determine details such as quantities to be printed, production times, stock specifications, and anilox BCM.
• Select and install printing plates, rollers, feed guides, gauges, screens, stencils, dies, and cylinders in machines according to specifications, using hand tools.
• Monitor feeding, printing, and racking processes of presses to maintain specified operating levels and to detect malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
• Load, position, and adjust unprinted materials on holding fixtures or in equipment loading and feeding mechanisms.
• Clean and lubricate printing machines and components, using oil, solvents, brushes, rags, and hoses.
• Measure screens and use measurements to centre and align screens in proper positions and sequences on machines, using gauges and hand tools.
• Monitor and control operation of auxiliary equipment to assemble and finish products.
• Pack and label cartons, boxes, or bins of finished products.

Personal Specification

• BOBST 102/E/CE Cutting & Creasing Operator
• Must have Quicklock experience
• Strong understanding of the die cutting process
• Strong mechanical aptitude/skills
• Ability to understand complex technical instructions, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, meet deadlines and handle a wide variety of responsibilities

Required experience

• Minimum 5 years' die cutting experience
• Strong Maths skills
• Computer Literate
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) is preferred

Major Recruitment is operating as an Employment Agency for our client for this particular role. By applying you give consent for your data to be handled and processed under GDPR Legislation for the purpose of your current employment search.

We are pleased to receive a significant number of applications for most roles advertised. We are therefore unable to respond to individual applicants unless shortlisted. If you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Major Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer. All of our current vacancies are on our website.

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