Luxury Rigid Box Department Leader

This is an opportunity for an experienced Luxury Rigid Box professional to take ownership of an exciting new production department and help shape it from the ground up. We're looking for someone who knows luxury box making inside out - someone with genuine hands-on experience, a passion for exceptional quality and the ambition to build a department that sets a new standard. You won't simply be stepping into an established role. You'll be helping to create something. With significant investment in new technology, equipment, facilities and people, this is an exciting time to join a forward-thinking print and communications business with ambitious plans for the future.The Opportunity As Luxury Rigid Box Department Leader, you'll take a key role in establishing, developing and growing a new paper-over-board luxury box operation. You'll combine your technical expertise with leadership, organisation and commercial awareness to ensure the department delivers outstanding results - from the first production run through to becoming a successful and established part of the wider business. You'll have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of a brand-new luxury box department
• Help shape processes, standards and ways of working
• Work with new, modern box-making equipment
• Bring your experience and ideas to influence how the department develops
• Lead, organise and develop production activity
• Maintain exceptionally high standards of quality and craftsmanship
• Help develop the skills and capabilities of the team
• Work on premium products for high-profile, world-leading brands
• Collaborate with creative, design, CAD and production specialists
• Play a significant role in the future growth of the business
  
  This role is ideal for an experienced Luxury Box Maker, Box Production Manager, Box Making Supervisor or similar professional who is ready to take the next step and make their mark.
You'll need genuine hands-on experience within luxury rigid box manufacturing, together with a detailed understanding of the materials, machinery and processes involved. More importantly, we're looking for someone who cares about the finished product. Someone who notices the small details. Someone who takes pride in their work. Someone who can walk onto a production floor, understand what needs to happen, bring people with them and find a better way of doing things.,
• Proven hands-on experience in luxury rigid box / paper-over-board manufacturing
• Experience operating a range of box-making equipment
• Strong technical knowledge of box-making processes, materials and production techniques
• The ability to establish, organise and develop a new production department
• Confident leadership and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• A genuine commitment to quality and craftsmanship
• A positive, energetic and solutions-focused approach
• The ability to work collaboratively across production, design and technology teams
• Reliability, determination and a willingness to continually learn and improve
The Technology, If you're an experienced luxury box professional who wants to take ownership, make an impact and help build something genuinely exciting, we'd love to hear from you.

You'll be producing premium, beautifully finished products for some impressive global brands, while working alongside people who genuinely care about the quality of what they create. You'll also be joining a business that is investing for the long term - in its technology, facilities and, most importantly, its people. If you're passionate about luxury box making and want the opportunity to build something rather than simply maintain it, this could be the role you've been waiting for.

£30,000 - £40,000 per annum | Full-time | Permanent, You'll be joining a business that has made significant investment in modern print, finishing and production technology. The wider production environment includes:
• Extensive box-making equipment
• KAMA die-cutting
• Multiple Stahl folding machines
• Multiple guillotines
• ST stitching lines
• Laminating and perfect binding
• Cylinders
• Automated cutting tables
• Digital presses with metallic, clear, white and fluorescent embellishments
• Heidelberg LED and conventional litho
• SwissQ Flatbed wide-format technology with neon
• Zünd and Kongsberg cutting tables
• And much more
You'll also have access to dedicated Creative Design, CAD Design & Technology teams, a newly refurbished facility and an impressive client experience environment.More Than a Production Role What makes this opportunity different is the chance to genuinely leave your mark. The investment has already been made in the equipment, technology and facilities. Now we need the right person to bring the expertise, energy and ambition to make the new luxury box operation a success. You'll have the freedom to bring ideas to the table, develop processes, solve problems and help determine what great looks like. And because this is a new department, your experience will directly influence its future.,
• £30,000 - £40,000 salary, depending on experience
• Full-time, permanent position
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Financial planning services
• On-site parking
• Profit-sharing opportunities
• Modern, newly refurbished working environment
• Access to impressive production and finishing technology
• The opportunity to play a key role in building a brand-new department