Job Purpose

Complete the digital printing process by cutting, folding, creasing and trimming the paper prior to binding pages into finished products that include hard-back or paper-back books, journals, leaflets and brochures.      

Key Responsibilities

Ensure the finished products meet customer specification and Harrier quality standards, identifying and rectifying any non-conforming products before final despatch to the customer.

Carry out the finishing of products reliably, safely and consistently with adherence to standard operating procedures and within required timescales to ensure service level requirements are met.

Communicate job progress across Commercial and Prints/Gifts departments to ensure sequencing of work meets their requirements and stakeholders are given early notice of any potential delays in finishing or alerted to issues relating to product quality.   

Responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and tidy workspace and machine cleanliness. 

Specific Skill Requirements

• Education / Experience
  • Proficient written, numerical and verbal skills;
  • Fluency of English language;
  • Numerical ability to record, interpret and analyse key process data;
• Technical
  • Broad knowledge and hands on experience of setting / running (commercial) digital print finishing processes, kit and equipment including:
    • Guillotine cutting / Die Cutting
    • Folding
    • 3 Knife trimming
    • Creasing
    • Perforating
    • Perfect Binding (Standard / PUR)
    • Wiro (Full Auto / Semi Auto)
    • Saddle stitching / Duplo5000 System / Horizon
    • Overall UV varnishing / Laminating