Print and Dispatch Production Assistant

Job reference

REQ0001684

Date posted

18/04/2023

Application closing date

09/05/2023

Location

Gateshead

Salary

£19,895 per annum

Package

26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increases with service. Excellent pension scheme, staff discount scheme

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Attachments

RNIB - What we offer.docx JD Despatch Production Assistant Final January 2023.docx

Job description

Salary

£19,895 per annum

We are the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we are here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK’s biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

We have a full-time opportunity to join our Print and Despatch team in Gateshead.

Main tasks of the role include:

• Producing Large Print A3/A4 documents using production printing machines.
• Collating Large Print and Standard Print documents for despatch.
• Working to Service Level Agreements
• Working with speed and accuracy whilst maintaining agreed quality standards.
• Feeding back any non-conformances with machinery and work output to Team Leaders / Supervisors.

Successful candidates should have knowledge of the Microsoft Office package and the ability to work within a dynamic environment. It’s essential that you’re organised, able to prioritise your workload and able to meet set deadlines. We’re particularly looking for candidates with experience of using cut sheet production printers however, this isn’t essential.

We’ll support you with in house training and give you all the tools you need to be a great Print and Despatch Assistant!

What We Offer

RNIB Prides itself on being a great place to work with a range of flexible benefits and a positive, progressive culture. We offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment, a flexible work life balance environment, as well as a benefits package including:

• 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays – pro rata), which increase with service, plus one Grace day per year.
• Excellent pension scheme
• RNIB Rewards - Our employee discounts platform gives you access to offers at over 800 in-store and online retailers
• In-house training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and management development programmes

How To Apply

If you'd like to apply for this great opportunity, please apply online, uploading your CV and cover letter, telling us how you meet the skills, knowledge and experience for the role and why you think you’d be a great fit for RNIB.

If you are having trouble applying online or would like more information, please contact us on recruitment@rnib.org.uk, or call us on 0207 391 2111.

We do reserve the right to close this role early in the event of a high number of applications.

Successful candidates are required to undertake a financial sanctions, credit and basic DBS check. Job offers are conditional upon the satisfactory completion of these checks.

Previous applicants from the last 3 months need not apply