Apprentice Printer

Apprentice Printer Glasgow, Scotland

Reach
Full Time Glasgow, Scotland 30336 - 46800 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Glasgow
£Competitive + excellent company benefits
Full-time
Closing date: 27/03/2023
Job Introduction

Reach Plc are looking for a Apprentice Printer to work on our printing site in Glasgow. A fantastic opportunity to learn to print Scotland's leading newspapers on a large web offset press (KBA Commander).

This will be a 3 year Modern Apprenticeship which will be workplace based and overseen by Print Scotland.

Initially you will be working dayshift for the first year. This will then change to nightshift as this is when the majority of printing activity takes place.

Apprentice salary will increase each year as skills are obtained.

So, who are we?

We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

Key Responsibilities

You will be working alongside other printers to learn and gain knowledge of the following:

  • Uphold Reach's policy around diversity and inclusion and work to ensure our values around non-discrimination are upheld in everything we publish.
  • S.S.O.W Awareness
  • Reelstand Operations.
  • Reelstand Control Panel Adjustments.
  • Understanding Impositions.
  • Plating and De-plating Press.
  • Press set up and presets.
  • Folder settings and adjustments.
  • Start press and achieve good copy from cold.
  • Set and maintain web tensions.
  • Maintain ink / water balance.
  • Monitor quality and adjust register controls.
  • Carry out all aspects of R&C.
  • Inprint / Event Logging / EAE job set up.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for people with the following:

  • An interest in Printing.
  • A can do attitude
  • Willingness to learn.
  • Good timekeeping and attendance.
  • Attention to detail and quality.
Package Description

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

  • Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
  • 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
  • Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
  • Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
  • As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
  • Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest
  • Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
  • We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

Apprentice Printer
Reach

www.reachplc.com
London, United Kingdom
Jim Mullen
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Publishing
1999
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