Overview
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Education
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Certification
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Paul Allman

Holywell

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Shift Support Operative

Smurfit Westrock
Mold, Flintshire
10.2025 - Current

To set up feed for board making sure correct size and flute for job, change print stereo's, wash up and change inks, packing jobs to customer requirements and quality check print and board.

Print Assistant

Mayr-Melnhop Packaging
Deeside
07.2025 - 10.2025

Assist printer with washups and make ready's, to set up feed to press, keeping machine feed running with minimum stops, use pile turner to put boards onto correct pallets for presses, check board is fit for purpose, scan all board onto computer system, and maintain stock management, use ride on pallet truck to move stock, ensure sufficient chemicals present.

Printer

Westrock
Wrexham
11.2022 - 02.2026
  • Set up and running of Gallus RCS 330 10 station combination printing press including, flexo, rotary screen, hot-foil, cold-foil, peel and read labels, laminating, rotary die cutting and set up using EyeC system. Quality control, trouble shooting and problem solving. Passing colour with an Xrite spectophotometer and also by eye to meet customer standards. Implementing and following the 5's.

Printer

Skanem
Liverpool Bromborough
08.2006 - 10.2022
  • Set up and running of reel to reel Nilpeter combination printing press including, offset litho, rotary screen, flexo, hot-foil, cold-foil, laminating, rotary die cutting and set up using AVT system. Quality control, trouble shooting and problem solving. Passing colour with a spectophotometer and also by eye to meet customer standards. Implementing and following the 5's.

Printer

PACHEM Labels and Labelling Systems
Rhyl
06.2005 - 06.2006
  • Set up and running of reel to reel Nilpeter combination press, consisting of hot-foil, litho offset, screen, flexo, laminating and die cutting. Quality control and problem solving. Matching colour and setting registration to customer standards.

Ink In-Plant Technician

SICPA UK LTD
Rhyl
04.2002 - 06.2005
  • Colour matching. Quality control, stock control and ink mixing. Set up and implement new systems to improve day to day running of the ink room.

Pre-Press Operator

REXAM Plastics
Deeside
01.1996 - 03.2002
  • Making print plates, ink mixing, colour matching of UV and LR inks. Quality control, stock control, problem solving and day to day supervision of the department.

Education

GCSE - VMBO

St David's High School Saltney
St David's
09.1986 - 06.1992

Skills

  • Fast learner - Expert
  • Ability to work under pressure - Expert
  • Problem solving - Expert
  • Initiative - Expert
  • Highly motivated - Expert

Certification

  • Fire Marshal
  • Skanem UK Bromborough
  • 2019-06

Languages

English
Beginner

Timeline

Shift Support Operative

Smurfit Westrock
10.2025 - Current

Print Assistant

Mayr-Melnhop Packaging
07.2025 - 10.2025

Printer

Westrock
11.2022 - 02.2026

Printer

Skanem
08.2006 - 10.2022

Printer

PACHEM Labels and Labelling Systems
06.2005 - 06.2006

Ink In-Plant Technician

SICPA UK LTD
04.2002 - 06.2005

Pre-Press Operator

REXAM Plastics
01.1996 - 03.2002

GCSE - VMBO

St David's High School Saltney
09.1986 - 06.1992
Paul Allman