Apprentice Printer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Reach

Reach

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Glasgow

£Competitive + excellent company benefits

Full-time

Closing date: 30/06/2023

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 Deplating 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

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