We're looking for a highly organised, detail-driven individual to join our team as a Process Control Engineer. This role is central to ensuring our print operations run smoothly, consistently, and in line with customer and site standards. You'll manage key pre-production controls, maintain colour governance, and support strong working relationships across Print, Pre Press, Inkstore and Technical teams.

What you'll be responsible for

• Managing digital workflows including FTP downloads, SKU setup and maintaining tracker information.
• Allocating specifications and updating approval links, comments and job data.
• Technical checks across pre-press, colour, and print-readiness stages.
• Overseeing gravure and coldseal orders and maintaining tracker inventory.
• Invoice verification for completed origination work.
• Colour sequencing aligned with Fingerprint Standards to ensure consistency and printability.
• Press-side colour matching and providing clear instructions based on SKU requirements.
• Allocating pre-press variables including tape, anilox, gravure, pad roller and ITR.
• Building X-Rite ColorCert jobs and completing pre-press QC checks.
• Managing digital and physical colour standards in line with customer and site requirements.
• Maintaining colour databases, colour policies, SOPs and site colour management procedures.
• Archiving superseded standards and managing the drawdown process.
• Supporting colour management before and after digital production.

Who you need to be

• Highly organised with strong planning skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• A confident communicator (written and verbal) able to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Calm under pressure, able to meet deadlines with accuracy.
• Proactive, positive, enthusiastic, with a strong "can-do" approach.
• Professional in conduct and attitude.

Qualifications & Experience

• Computer literate with strong skills in Outlook, Excel, Word, Adobe and PowerPoint.
• Previous administrative experience is preferable.
• Experience in print, colour management or pre-press would be an advantage (but not essential).

Company Benefits

• Enhanced annual leave
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced Paternity Pay - 2 weeks full pay (after qualifying conditions have been met)
• Enhanced Maternity Pay - 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay (after qualifying conditions have been met)
• Life assurance (x4 annual salary)
• Health Cash Plan
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme available
• December close down
• Discounts on your high street purchases through our benefits platform Free onsite parking
• Subsidised staff canteen = Excellent on-site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch
• Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme offering mental health support through a confidential 24/7 helpline, access to remote GP appointments, medical second opinions and physiotherapy
• Long Service awards providing you with a monetary award.
• Employee of the month scheme
• Job Shadowing Development Programme
• Discretionary site performance bonus (based on EBITDA result)
• Social / charity calendar - Christmas party, charity walks, family fun day!
• Annual company STAR Awards