Lithographic Section Leader

Port Talbot SA12

Commutable from Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Pyle, Porthcawl, Neath, Llanelli, Ammanford, Cross Hands

GBP43,000

Benefits

• Standardised pension
• Free parking
• Life Insurance
• 32 days of annual holiday
• Enhanced sick pay package
• Excellent training opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established, thriving business with a strong customer base who have very recently expanded the site. My client are looking to recruit an experienced Section Leader with a good background in lithographic manufacturing. This business works with a highly recyclable product and with has a varied customer base made up of international businesses, providing excellent job security. This role would be very well suited to a candidate with management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day Lithography operations, monitoring performance, risks, technical issues, and improvement actions.
• Act as the dry offset printing SME, maintaining expertise in printing equipment, coatings, inks, varnishes, curing, and process controls.
• Establish and maintain standards for printing, coating, curing, colour management, and print quality consistency.
• Collaborate with Pre-Press, Production, Quality, and customers to ensure artwork, colour standards, proofs, and new product introductions meet requirements.
• Investigate print and coating defects, lead root cause analysis, and implement sustainable corrective actions and reliability improvements.
• Drive operational excellence through SMED, Lean manufacturing, training, machine care, maintenance coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.