Apprenticeship – Mechanised Print Finishing & Binding

Apprenticeship – Mechanised Print Finishing & Binding
Location: Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon
Start Date: October 2010
Length of Contract: 12 - 24 months
Salary: Meets Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage
Qualification level: 2/3 (dependant on prior attainment)
Job Description
Established in Exeter for over 25 years, Short Run Press is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading printers and bookbinders. Owned by the Gliddon and Couch families, it has built a reputation for quality printing and binding and for excellence in service. Customers include international mass publishers, learned societies, small presses and numerous individual authors. Short Run Press prints using the latest lithographic and digital technologies which are supported by a sophisticated pre-press work flow. The Short Run Press bindery utilises specialist equipment for sewing and finishing in styles including saddle stitched, limp-bound, hard-backed, accordion pleated and Japanese folded.
Short Run Press is seeking a Mechanised Print Finishing & Binding Apprentice to join a busy print and bookbinding company based in Exeter. The apprentice will work full-time for the company in the bindery area of the business. In addition, the apprentice will work towards a Mechanised Print Finishing & Binding Apprenticeship with Plymouth College of Art. This will be delivered via onsite assessments and monthly attendance at taught sessions at a venue in Exeter. Attendance at Plymouth College of Art will be required occasionally for periodic examinations. Successful candidates will be practical, with a keen eye for detail and an appreciation of the importance of quality and consistency. As you will be working with machinery, an understanding of the need for safe working practices is essential. You will work closely with a team of design and pre-press staff and as such it is essential that you have excellent team working and communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to gain print industry knowledge and experience, and an industry recognised qualification.
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To apply for this apprenticeship please email a CV and Covering Letter for the attention of Ian Brown to ibrown@plymouthart.ac.uk.
Within your covering letter please answer the following:
1. What skills, knowledge, qualifications and personal qualities do you possess that make you suitable for this apprenticeship?
2. If you live outside of a reasonable commuting distance from this place of work and/or Plymouth College of Art, please give details of your accommodation/travel plans.