Are you a skilled machine operator, who’s quick and efficient but always has an eye for detail? 

Does the idea of working with a fast-paced Printery team to produce beautiful wedding stationery and ship all over the world in record time excite you? 

Does being kept busy every day getting the very best results from vintage machines while learning new skills and new technology sound perfect for you? 

What about a normal, 40 hour week M-F, finishing at 4pm?

Then read on… 

THE ROLE 

We’re looking for a skilled individual who’s passionate about producing beautifully printed pieces to the high standards our customers expect. You love working with your hands AND your brain for day-to-day problem solving, machine maintenance and looking for improvements and efficiencies in our Print Factory.  

Previous experience in the printing industry is essential for this role – and as a minimum, you’ll need to have the basic skills and experience with traditional die cutting, letterpress printing and hot foil press production. 

Further specialist training in other areas of our Print Factory will be provided, where you'll learn on the job by teammates who know and care.  

• Guillotine: operate Polar guillotine to cut paper stocks from flat parent sheets to A3, SRA3, A4 and other custom sizes. 

• Traditional die cutting: die cut standard and made-to-order shapes from paper stocks using the Heidelberg T Platen, KSB & KSBA presses. Learn to operate our Brausse large die cutter (from the expert).

• Letterpress Printing: ink mixing, letterpress set up and printing on our numerous Heidelberg T Platens, including monitoring to ensure quality control is maintained. 

• Hot Foil Press: using Heidelberg GTP presses. 

• Control of ink and other stock items and the timely re-ordering to avoid running out of stock. 

• Efficiently complete all internal production paperwork. 

• Quality control – recognise imperfect products, record and alert appropriate staff. 

• Routine maintenance of machinery as well as some mechanical diagnosis and reporting to Lead Letterpress Operator. 

• General Cleaning maintenance of print shop area (housekeeping) eg. clean floors, occupational health and safety.   

• Training of other team members in letterpress printing, hot foil printing and any other tasks, (once proficient) as required. 

 

Extra occasional tasks (full training provided) 

• Operate label print and cutting machines and associated software. 

• Operation of digital cutting machines. 

• Operation of Mimaki flat-bed printer & Esko digital die cutter. 

• Occasional letterpress plate making. 

• Manufacture dies using laser wood cutter, metal bending machines and associated software. 

• Learn to operate vintage envelope machine as a backup to our Master Envelope Adjuster / Operator.

About Us (And our exciting future!): 

Peterkin is a family owned and run Premium Paper Merchant & Luxury Printery established in 1996. We are the direct importer and distributor of some of the most beautiful commercial & specialty papers from around the globe. 

We manufacture a range of over 600 exquisite and unique envelopes in various sizes we keep on our warehouse shelves, as well as special envelope production for our clients. We're a specialist trade printer and paper product supplier to printers, corporates and the wedding invitation industry. 

In addition, we're a luxury paper merchant and specialist trade printer including luxe letterpress and foil-press on vintage presses and paper product supplier to the wedding invitation industry, corporate businesses, commercial printers and designers and sell our products direct to the consumer via our eCommerce website. 

We're looking for someone searching for a long-term role as a key member of our print team during this exciting growth period and well into our future. 

What we're looking for in YOU: 

• Stability – this is a long-term position with many skills trained on-the-job. 

• Accuracy and attention to detail. 

• Ability to work unsupervised. 

• Sense of urgency when it counts when we’re under the pump! 

• Problem solving skills. 

• Can do attitude and happy disposition. 

• Great hand-eye co-ordination. 

• A desire to work with competent individuals you can rely on (and laugh with) 

• A desire for work/life balance – we finish at 4pm (woohoo) 

• A desire to work close to the city, but not in the city so you can drive your car and park for free. We're only a short distance from the train too! 

• Have the ability to stand for extended periods of time and lift items weighing between 10 to 20 kilograms including a 10kg chase. 

Salary is dependent on skills and experience.  

Please apply via Seek, but if you have questions before applying, contact Jodie Peterkin on 08-9271-9255 during office hours. 

WANT MORE BENEFITS? 

We have an office dog Ani who loves a pat and cuddle when she passes through our Digital Printery, Traditional Print Shop and warehouse. AND we only work M-F, you can park out the front (or the train station is close by) and finish by 4pm.

Please make sure you've read the ad in full, understand the job on offer, had a look at what we create on Instagram and apply through Seek. Any queries should be directed to Jodie.