Repro Manager

Peter Scott Printers; Burnley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading printing company in Burnley is seeking an experienced Manager to oversee operations within its print facility. The role involves supervising daily operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety, and managing a team to maintain high standards of quality. Ideal candidates will have strong hands-on management skills and experience in a print environment. Benefits include a company pension and on-site parking.

Benefits

Company pension

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on management skills in a print environment.
• Experience supervising staff in a production setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations in print operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Manage staff workload and monitor department performance.
• Facilitate effective interdepartmental communication.

Skills

Experience with Agfa Apogee

Knowledge of Konica Minolta Bizhub C1085

Experience with Vivid Matrix Laminating

Digital press maintenance

File cleanliness and processing

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Manager to oversee operations in our print facility. This role requires a hands‑on approach, ensuring that all tasks are completed efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality and safety. The role will be a daytime shift, 8 am - 5.15 pm.

Duties

• Supervise daily operations within the repro department, ensuring that all team members are performing their tasks effectively.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Facilitate communication between departments to enhance workflow and productivity.
• To provide an efficient and effective reprographic service to the business.
• The Reprographics Manager will report directly to the Managing Director.

Principle Accountabilities

• To ensure that all printing and finishing for the business is presented correctly and completed within the agreed deadline.
• To ensure that all machinery is kept clean and in good working order.
• To manage staff within the department and organise/monitor the workload for the department.
• To check work that has been produced after the night shift has been completed (check the following morning) and amend/update the daily production schedule.
• To attend the daily production meetings.

Duties

• Take responsibility for layout, copy, PDF’s, imposing files, outputting Epson's, plating.
• To be responsible for ordering reprographics equipment and stationery and maintaining stock levels.
• To check files received from clients.
• To create artwork for clients who request this service.
• To undertake stock control of the Reprographics department supplies.
• To contact external technicians in the event of a breakdown of machinery and to ensure that correct maintenance has taken place.
• To maintain daily, weekly, and monthly printing figures for departments and produce costings as required.

Other duties

• To undertake any training commensurate with the post.
• To comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health and safety in the workplace. The duties above are neither exclusive nor exhaustive, and the postholder may be required by the MD to carry out appropriate duties within the context of the job, skills and grade.
• To work under FSC guidelines
• Retrieval of archived files when necessary

Experience

• Agfa Apogee for the imposition and outputting of plates
• Konica Minolta Bizhub C1085 Digital Press
• Vivid Matrix Laminating and Foiling Machine
• Maintenance of the digital press
• Cleaning of the Azura C125 plate processor

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On‑site parking