Print Production Assistant

Job summary

As a Print Production Assistant, you’ll play an important role in supporting the UK’s parliamentary democracy. Your work will help members carry out their responsibilities effectively — contributing to something bigger than any one role.

You’ll be part of a collaborative community, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of professions. Together, we make Parliament happen.

You’ll be based on the parliamentary estate in Westminster — a unique working environment shaped by history and powered by the people who work here today.

Job description

In this role, you’ll:

• Operate the Unit’s large-scale production printers to fulfil orders for core publications from the Printed Paper Office, which distributes papers to members, and ad hoc requests.
• Print and distribute committee circulations, ensuring full and accurate record keeping and effective communication with customers.
• Liaise with the Printed Paper Office to ensure the timely delivery of documents and to maintain an awareness of customer demand.
• Conduct routine maintenance tasks on all print equipment and log callouts for complex faults with the Unit’s equipment supplier, maintaining records to ensure issues are dealt with promptly or escalated when appropriate.

Person specification

You’ll have:

• Recent and substantial experience of working in a modern digital print environment and of the use of large-scale print production machinery.
• Knowledge of print processes and terminology, and familiarity with production print pre-press software.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload to complete tasks on time and to a high standard.
• The ability to work independently but also to be flexible within a team and share responsibility for ensuring that excellent customer service standards are upheld.
• Good communication skills and capable of dealing with a range of customers and queries, providing advice, and setting expectations with confidence.

It would be even better if you have (or are willing to learn):

• A basic understanding of the work of the House of Lords.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,700, House of Lords contributes £8,314 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Details of our employee benefits can be found at https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/lords/lordshro/employee-benefits/

You’ll benefit from:

• 30 days annual leave (rising to 35 after one year).

• Generous Civil Service pension scheme.

• A comprehensive Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.

• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities across diverse professions.

• The chance to witness democracy in action and work in a place of historic national significance.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

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If you’re looking for an employer where you can belong, grow and thrive, we’d love to hear from you.

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Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hlrecruitment@parliament.uk

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