Cut & Crease Operator
£34,600 to £39,000 plus benefits
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Cut & Crease Operator to join a well-established print and packaging company based in the Huntingdonshire area. This is a permanent opportunity to join a busy production environment where you will be responsible for producing high-quality printed packaging products to customer specifications.
Working as a Cut & Crease Operator, you will be joining an experienced production team within a successful business that provides specialist print and packaging solutions to a wide range of customers. This position would suit someone with previous cutting, creasing or die-cutting experience who is looking for a stable, long-term opportunity within the print and packaging industry.
Main Responsibilities for the Cut & Crease Operator:
- Setting and operating cut and crease machinery
- Setting cutting and creasing accurately for each production job
- Producing work in accordance with job specifications and production requirements
- Carrying out machine make-readies and adjustments
- Checking printed materials for quality, accuracy and consistency
- Monitoring machinery throughout production runs
- Identifying and resolving minor machine or production issues
- Ensuring production targets and deadlines are achieved
- Minimising material waste wherever possible
- Completing relevant production and quality documentation
- Carrying out routine machine checks and basic maintenance
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
- Working closely with colleagues across the print and production departments
Skills/Experience for the Cut & Crease Operator:
- Previous experience working as a Cut & Crease Operator or within a similar print finishing position
- Experience operating cut and crease or die-cutting machinery
- Previous experience within the print, packaging, carton or print finishing industry
- Good understanding of cutting and creasing processes
- Experience working with printed board, cartonboard or similar materials
- Ability to accurately set machinery and work from job specifications
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work
- Good mechanical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively within a busy production environment
- Reliable with a good attitude towards health & safety and quality standards
Hours of work for the Cut & Crease Operator:
Days and Nights shift pattern 12 hour (averages a 40 hour working week)
Benefits for the Cut & Crease Operator:
Up to 30-minute paid break during shift
Overtime paid at 1.25 once contractual hours worked – premium increases to 1.5 overtime rate, once 48 hours per week is exceeded
Holidays
Free vend tea, coffee, hot chocolate, soup
Group Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
Aviva Company pension scheme
Medicash insurance scheme (Dental, Optical etc)
Employee assistance programme
Retail discount scheme
Free on-site parking
Reward and recognition scheme
Employee referral programme
Based in Huntingdonshire
For more details on the Cut & Crease Operator please contact Lisa Parsons