Job description
We are looking for a Post Press Operator to work on our printing site in Glasgow. A fantastic opportunity to work for Scotland's leading newspapers on a large web offset press (KBA Commander).
This is a Part time role 27 hours per week.
You will provide support for pallatisers. Be responsible for operating pallet trucks, general housekeeping duties.
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
Working under direct supervision of Reach staff and Managers fulfilling daily production requirements
You will support in the following areas:
- Hopper feeding
- Stocklin buggy operation and Pallet Truck
- Leaflet preparation
- Housekeeping & Environment general duties
- Operating and monitoring stackers and strappers
- Completing daily sheets within Despatch area
- Provide support to polybagging lines
- Provide support to Fold and stitch lines
- Provide support to Pallatisers
- Work on own or part of a team – (essential)
- Flexibility to work shifts per production requirements within RPS Saltire areas – (critical )
- Ability to operate various trucks - ( essential)
- Good work ethic - ( essential )
- Shift flexibility - ( critical )
- 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.