Experienced Print & Sign Production Operator
Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,300 per year (£14.00 per hour)
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Normal Working Hours: 9:30am–5:30pm
Annual Leave: 28 days paid holiday per year, including bank holidays
About Us
Sign and Print Creation is a growing print and signage company providing complete print, signage and branding solutions for businesses throughout Scotland and across the UK.
We produce a wide variety of products including indoor and outdoor signage, large-format graphics, posters, canvases, banners, vinyl graphics, stickers and labels, leaflets, business stationery, ID cards and other bespoke printed products.
Due to continued growth and an increasing workload, we are looking for an Experienced Print & Sign Production Operator to join our team in Dalkeith.
About the Role
This is a varied, hands-on position within a busy print and signage environment.
Previous experience working within a commercial print shop, large-format printing company, signage company or similar print-production environment is essential.
This is not a trainee position.
Training will be provided on our specific machinery, products and workflow. However, we are looking for someone who already has a good understanding of the printing industry and is comfortable working around professional printing, cutting and finishing machinery.
We are particularly interested in someone who can become productive relatively quickly without requiring months of basic print-production training.
Main Responsibilities
Initially, the role will be primarily focused on production and finishing, including:
- Operating and assisting with large-format printing equipment
- General day-to-day print production
- Laminating printed vinyl and graphics
- Mounting graphics onto PVC/Foamex, Correx, ACM/Dibond and other sign materials
- Vinyl cutting, weeding and preparation
- Trimming and finishing signs, posters and printed graphics
- Producing and finishing canvases
- Preparing stickers, labels, posters and other printed products
- Checking finished jobs for print quality, measurements, colour, quantities and accuracy
- Packaging completed customer orders
- Preparing orders for courier dispatch and customer collection
- Keeping machinery and production areas clean, tidy and organised
- Monitoring materials and reporting when stock is running low
- Helping organise jobs according to production deadlines
- General workshop and production duties as required
Future Development of the Role
As you become familiar with our products, customers and workflow, there will be opportunities to take on additional responsibility.
This may include:
- Preparing customer artwork for production
- Checking artwork and customer specifications
- Making basic artwork amendments
- Managing straightforward print jobs from order through to completion
- Managing print queues and production schedules
- Communicating with customers regarding their orders
- Assisting customers with suitable print and signage options
- Handling customer collections
- General customer service and order management
We are looking for someone who can develop into an important long-term member of our team rather than simply carry out one repetitive production task.
Experience Required
Applicants should have previous experience within commercial printing, large-format printing, signage production or a similar professional print environment.
Experience with some of the following would be particularly beneficial:
- Large-format printers
- Epson, Roland, Mimaki, HP or similar professional printing equipment
- RIP software
- Vinyl cutters and plotters
- Summa, Graphtec or similar cutting equipment
- Laminators
- Vinyl cutting and weeding
- Vinyl application
- Mounting printed graphics
- PVC/Foamex signage
- Correx signage
- ACM/Dibond signage
- Poster and large-format finishing
- Canvas production
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- CorelDRAW
- Preparing print-ready artwork
- General commercial print finishing
Experience with our exact machinery is not essential. Good previous print-industry experience is.
The Person We're Looking For
The successful candidate should:
- Have previous professional print/signage experience
- Be confident working around printing and finishing machinery
- Have a practical, hands-on approach
- Have excellent attention to detail
- Be confident working with measurements and specifications
- Take pride in producing clean, professional finished work
- Be reliable and punctual
- Be organised and able to manage several jobs at the same time
- Be able to work independently once familiar with our workflow
- Understand the importance of production deadlines
- Keep their working area and machinery clean and organised
- Be willing to help in different areas of the business when required
- Be comfortable using computers
- Have good communication skills
- Be friendly and professional when dealing with customers
Working Hours & Salary
Salary: £27,300 per year (£14.00 per hour)
The normal working hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30am–5:30pm, based on 37.5 paid hours per week with a 40-minute unpaid break each day.
Due to the nature of the print and signage industry, some flexibility with working hours is required.
There may occasionally be a requirement to work beyond the normal finishing time where an urgent or time-sensitive production job needs to be completed.
Additional hours worked beyond the contracted 37.5 hours will be paid at the normal hourly rate.
Where production has been completed and there are no outstanding jobs, an earlier finish may occasionally be possible at management's discretion.
What We Offer
- £27,300 basic annual salary
- £14.00 per hour
- Paid additional hours when required
- 37.5 contracted hours per week
- Monday to Friday working
- No regular weekend work
- 28 days paid annual leave, including bank holidays
- Training on our specific machinery and workflow
- Varied work across printing, signage and graphics
- Opportunity to develop artwork and customer service skills
- Opportunity to take on greater responsibility as the business grows
- Long-term position for the right person
How to Apply
Please apply with your CV and a short introduction explaining your previous experience within the printing or signage industry.
We would also like applicants to briefly tell us:
- How many years they have worked within the printing/signage industry
- What type of print company they previously worked for
- Which large-format printers they have operated
- Which cutting, laminating and finishing equipment they have used
- Whether they have experience with vinyl cutting, weeding and mounting
- Which artwork or RIP software they are familiar with
We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have previously worked in a busy commercial print shop, large-format printing company or signage production environment.
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
