Apprentice Flexographic Printer

Learning how to make a printing press ready to run, which includes handling and mounting plates, mixing and recording ink, setting up die cutting, setting up screens for braille etc, bringing different materials together in the machine. Running the printing press to produce quality products. Checking daily production lists. Preparing tooling for each job. Locating printing plates, mounting plates using plate mounting machinery, getting inks out for the next job, mixing inks for specified colours, colour management, locating flexible dies for on-machine die cutting, mounting dies. Putting tooling into the machine and setting it up for printing. Assisting the printer to print each job until you can take over, cleaning the press down ready for the next job. Assisting the press room manager to maintain job specification details. Fault-finding and assisting in trial work. Maintaining a clean and efficient work area.

Training:

You will be working to gain your level 2 Print operative apprenticeship.

Every day at work is a hands-on training day with an experienced printer in the press room and on one of our printing presses.

Along with this, we will have a hybrid session at Denny Bros in a set-aside training room. Some sessions are online and some with the tutor in person. These are every 8 weeks with a BPIF tutor where you will follow a structured learning plan.

Training Outcome:

Once the apprenticeship is completed, you will be promoted to a skilled flexo printer and will be able to run a flexo printing press on your own. It will give the opportunity to work on shift and earn extra.

We also have Digital and Lithographic printing presses which you could learn how to operate and further expand your skills and potential. 

Employer Description:

Denny Bros Ltd was founded in 1945 by brothers Douglas and Russell Denny. The company has since grown into a world leading specialist print company through the simple willingness to learn and develop innovative new solutions in response to customer needs.

Combining the best of digital, flexographic and lithographic printed label production facilities with custom finishing equipment manufactured by our sister company, Fix-a-Form International, Denny Bros provide innovative and quality-driven multi-page label printing for a wide range industries and applications.

Our world-class and environmentally accredited production site was purpose built in 2001 and is all but unrivalled within the print sector, carrying top industry standard accreditations and meeting both pharmaceutical and food packaging requirements.

Working Hours :
37.5 hours per week. Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Skills:
Problem solving skills,Team working,Physical fitness,Reliable & punctual,Positive attitude,Willingness to Learn