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Warrington, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Heywood, England, United Kingdom

Wilmslow, England, United Kingdom

Tameside, England, United Kingdom

Using a hand held order device, picking textile items such as duvet covers, bed linen, throws to cushions. Each pick is 50 to 80 items taking between 50 minutes to 1hour 30 minutes across 5 warehouse. Putting each item in size order as you go along, for the feeders to load to the packers with the relevant paper work on completion. Each pick you put in a pen on top of 3 pallets, pulled by a hand pump trolley, returning to main warehouse 3 to collect next pick on the gun when the order is… Show more Using a hand held order device, picking textile items such as duvet covers, bed linen, throws to cushions. Each pick is 50 to 80 items taking between 50 minutes to 1hour 30 minutes across 5 warehouse. Putting each item in size order as you go along, for the feeders to load to the packers with the relevant paper work on completion. Each pick you put in a pen on top of 3 pallets, pulled by a hand pump trolley, returning to main warehouse 3 to collect next pick on the gun when the order is complete. During each day you liaise with the in house stacker truck drivers to order new stock in areas that have run out as you carry out each pick. Other duties include helping on packing line and general warehouse duties when no picks are available. Show less

Whitefield

A leading UK based, document process outsourcing company (DPO). Over 20 years’ experience handling business critical communications and fully capable of document capture, processing and distribution across all channels. The job means providing mail services, customer relations, MI reporting and general analysis in driving high levels of service and sustainable performance to many clients. The role also involves processing high volumes of customer data to deliver invoices, statements, Pension… Show more A leading UK based, document process outsourcing company (DPO). Over 20 years’ experience handling business critical communications and fully capable of document capture, processing and distribution across all channels. The job means providing mail services, customer relations, MI reporting and general analysis in driving high levels of service and sustainable performance to many clients. The role also involves processing high volumes of customer data to deliver invoices, statements, Pension statements, Building Society statements, Dunning letters, Electoral registrations and many other kinds of customer communications across a variety of delivery channels. These include print, post, Cloud based portals, PDF attachments to email, EDI. Each day to perform the tasks MS desk top systems, Excel, Word etc are used. Other tasks include financial reconciliation & auditing. The Main systems used are a bespoke software and Tharstern Management Information System. Show less

Adlington

Running, downloading and processing daily finance reports, processing formulas, various checking procedures, creating CSV files and loading reports onto systems (server and web based), checking files and entries, plus cash entries onto 2 systems, using Sage worldpay.

Cheadle Hulme

Administration, ordering, updating reports daily and adjusting when required. Photo and image adjustment and archiving plus adding to databases for client and account ordering. Helping all team members with PO product code initialising and item ordering on a Citrix system also using Thargat and Tharstern systems. Clients include Superdrug, JD Sports, Government services, Co-op Funeral care, Royal London plus many others. Daily stock check plus sourcing products from warehouses to image and… Show more Administration, ordering, updating reports daily and adjusting when required. Photo and image adjustment and archiving plus adding to databases for client and account ordering. Helping all team members with PO product code initialising and item ordering on a Citrix system also using Thargat and Tharstern systems. Clients include Superdrug, JD Sports, Government services, Co-op Funeral care, Royal London plus many others. Daily stock check plus sourcing products from warehouses to image and update systems. Show less

Trafford Park Manchester

• Account management for 2 large retail clients, monthly meetings, organising work and promotional schedules• Setting up departments, liaising with clients, taking briefs, team, work and client management, working to deadlines, handling internal and external printers/suppliers• Working with high end commercial print devices and using repro systems from conventional film through to CTP and a pdf workflow• Planning large retail and POS campaigns/promotions for retail clients on a 3 &… Show more • Account management for 2 large retail clients, monthly meetings, organising work and promotional schedules• Setting up departments, liaising with clients, taking briefs, team, work and client management, working to deadlines, handling internal and external printers/suppliers• Working with high end commercial print devices and using repro systems from conventional film through to CTP and a pdf workflow• Planning large retail and POS campaigns/promotions for retail clients on a 3 & 5 weekly basis, plus special promotions as and when they happened. This included managing the client’s workflow, creating schedules, organising and checking artwork (proofing and checking), print planning through to approval then printing via Digital, some Litho and some outside resources for larger items such as hanging Boards and A0 printing for some 600 stores. Organising packing and collating plus the distribution of the POS either to warehouses, shops, or overnight next day distribution to some 600 stores and a smaller group of 30, same day deliveries when required• Meeting/greeting clients, organising work flow, schedules, quotes and final charging of jobs• Working in a fast moving and busy pre-press team and production area, covering all aspects of work flow• Quality control, problem solving, maintaining large data basis for both internal and external purposes, managing a very busy pre-press office/department working on leaflets, brochures, flyers, folders, packaging and P.O.S. items• Accepting responsibility for workflow, briefing work in and managing personnel daily, both internally and externally Show less

gained after an initial interview against 3 other candidates, a 10 week role for the WEA (Workers Education Association) in Manchester. The role was to help alongside 3 others in closing down grants the WEA awarded to local groups and organisations gained through the European social fund. Checking all accounts, receipts, reports and documents submitted at the end of each grant, as every penny had to be accounted for. Also as part of this, the WEA hosted 2 presentations, showing the success of… Show more gained after an initial interview against 3 other candidates, a 10 week role for the WEA (Workers Education Association) in Manchester. The role was to help alongside 3 others in closing down grants the WEA awarded to local groups and organisations gained through the European social fund. Checking all accounts, receipts, reports and documents submitted at the end of each grant, as every penny had to be accounted for. Also as part of this, the WEA hosted 2 presentations, showing the success of the ventures and they had helped the organisations. My role was to use my print, design and management skills in preparing documents for print, power point film shows and documents and being on hand on the day to help and assist with the events. Show less

Dunnington Nr York

• Working on Point of Sale for all stores, and also the Nisa Focus Ambient magazine anything from 40 to 100 pages and upwards, plus the Costcutter connect magazine (same page count plus extra insert pages)• Stock control of printers and copier in studio. Daily back up onto data tapes of all work on servers• Working on other jobs during the magazine production including P.O.S.• Liaising with all departments in the company from printing, client services to distribution, including… Show more • Working on Point of Sale for all stores, and also the Nisa Focus Ambient magazine anything from 40 to 100 pages and upwards, plus the Costcutter connect magazine (same page count plus extra insert pages)• Stock control of printers and copier in studio. Daily back up onto data tapes of all work on servers• Working on other jobs during the magazine production including P.O.S.• Liaising with all departments in the company from printing, client services to distribution, including daily production meetings• Meeting and greeting clients, working with in house reps• Quality control, problem solving, maintaining data basis, IT, managing a very busy studio of 8 persons• Accepting responsibility for workflow, briefing work in and managing personnel daily• Dealing with and speaking to customers at all levels on a daily basisThe 2 main clients Nisa and Costcutter stores work to a 3.5 week cycle where deadlines are a priority. Other clients include many local businesses in and around the York and Leeds area from schools to local councils and sports clubs such as York City FC, Yorkshire CC, and Yorkshire council. A very varied work form flyers to large brochures to POS. Main programs used Adobe In-Design V6.5/Quark Express V8.1, Photoshop and Illustrator. Also using excel and word daily for spread sheets, data and copy. Show less

Cheetham Hill Manchester

This position covered nearly 12 years from working with the Bank of Scotland, Halifax, Pizza Hut (through The Leaflet Company) to many other small to medium clients.• Setting up departments, liaising with clients, taking briefs, team and work management, working to deadlines, handling internal and external printers/suppliers.• Working with high end commercial print devices also using high end repro systems from conventional film through to CTP and a pdf workflow.• Planning large… Show more This position covered nearly 12 years from working with the Bank of Scotland, Halifax, Pizza Hut (through The Leaflet Company) to many other small to medium clients.• Setting up departments, liaising with clients, taking briefs, team and work management, working to deadlines, handling internal and external printers/suppliers.• Working with high end commercial print devices also using high end repro systems from conventional film through to CTP and a pdf workflow.• Planning large print runs on a 6 monthly basis from 4 to 10 million runs using excel and word, and bespoke systems and data basis, one on one with clients.• Meeting/greeting clients, organising couriers both day time and overnight services.• Managing a fast moving and busy pre-press team covering all aspects of work flow.• Quality control, problem solving, maintaining large data basis for both internal and external purposes, managing a very busy pre-press office/department.• Accepting responsibility for workflow, briefing work in and managing personnel daily.• Dealing with and speaking to customers at all levels on a daily basis.Volunteered and passed the First Aid course, becoming the officer for the Pre-press team, re-qualified and valid till October 2010. Retook in 2016 and valid till 2019. Show less

Chester Road Manchester

Assisting the account handling team in a very busy advertising agency, by managing the workflow through the agency including; sourcing information from clients i.e. e. listings etc. Brief media production for space and brief DTP to produce work, keeping media production informed when copy is likely to be ready for checking and despatch. The role meant negotiating advertising rates, taking briefs both internally and externally from clients, working to deadlines, dealing with suppliers… Show more Assisting the account handling team in a very busy advertising agency, by managing the workflow through the agency including; sourcing information from clients i.e. e. listings etc. Brief media production for space and brief DTP to produce work, keeping media production informed when copy is likely to be ready for checking and despatch. The role meant negotiating advertising rates, taking briefs both internally and externally from clients, working to deadlines, dealing with suppliers, resourcing information and setting up data bases. Other duties included administration, print buying, estimating, quoting print and ensuring all digital media met deadlines. Show less

Onc, Advertising & Design, Pass

Activities and Societies: all areas of graphic design covered including typography, photography

City & Guilds, General Sales, Merchandising And Related Marketing Operations, Pass

Activities and Societies: 10 week course covering sales techniques, and marketing principles

City And Guilds, Desk Top Publishing, Pass

Activities and Societies: Basic introduction to DTP

6 O'Levels, Art, English, History, Mathematics, Music, Re, All C'S Apart From B In Art