General Description We are looking for someone keen to develop new skills that we can train to become a flexographic printer. We currently have one machine, but a further ‘six-colour’ machine will be arriving in the coming weeks to further support the growing demands on the business. The primary function of this role is the efficient day to day running of the flexographic printing press, ensuring that it is fully utilised producing printed paper to the highest standard to support straw production. The role and associated training will involve: * Determines correct inks and printing plates according to job specifications. * Mounts printing plates onto correct sized cylinders and loads cylinders into press according to the correct colour sequence. * Fills ink fonts with prescribed inks according to correct colour sequence. * Moves levers to engage ink rollers, adjusting position of ink rollers to print one or more colours without defect. * Loads plain reels as prescribed by job specifications and unloads printed reels. * Verifies quality and accuracy of print, then runs press at optimum speed while controlling tensions and maintaining acceptable print quality. * Cleans plates, cylinders, and ink fonts as necessary, and especially at the end of a print run to avoid contamination of subsequent print runs. * Mixes inks to achieve desired colours. Monitors and maintains correct solvent/ink ratio to...