Ink Technician

Ink Technician

Kettering

Mon-Fri 08:00-17:30

(1 in 3 weeks on call)

£28,000

Ink Technician

The Role

Based at a customer location, this role involves providing technical support for company products. It is a physical role, involving mixing ink, colour matching, technical problem solving and supplying finished ink as per customer specifications.

Ink Technician

Main Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the stock of inks and bases is consistent with the needs of the customers production schedule.
• Manufacturing ink on site.
• Producing reports to the customer with respect to ink consumption.
• Providing 24 hour cover to the customer's plant (rota basis).
• Providing on site colour matching.
• Monitoring ink usage and ensuring that ink formulations are the best that can be achieved.
• Attending customer's daily meetings if requited.
• Reporting any deficiencies in the technical performance of ink.
• Controlling all aspects of stock and placing orders with the mother plant.
• Checking incoming goods and entering data to the system.
• Maintaining batch records (kept for 18 months).
• Adhering to customer's on-site H&S standards.

Ink Technician

The Candidate

• Desirable to have worked in the ink manufacturing industry.
• Desirable to have worked in a laboratory, chemical or pharmaceutical environment.
• Must be able to speak and write English fluently.
• Basic qualification in Maths and English is required.
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Work and Excel.
• Strong knowledge of 5S and able to work cleanly.
• You must be able to identify, distinguish and differentiate between different coloured inks.
• Must live within 45 mins of the customer site due to callout requirement.
• Must be able to work 1 in 3 weeks on 24/7 standby callout.
• Must be able to travel to mother plant (near Manchester) for initial training period (accommodation & expenses paid for).

Please contact Adam Lang at Winsearch UK for further information –

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