Process Technician

Job Overview:  Working with our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are searching for a Process Technician to join their team.

 

Benefits:

• Days Role (Mon-Fri)
• 33 days annual leave, including a shutdown at Christmas
• Company sick pay up to 24 years (increasing with years of service)
• All PPE provided, including safety shoes

 

Remit:

• As a Process Technician you will be responsible for maximizing the output of quality products from the moulding area, including maintaining the moulding areas at the requires efficiencies and achieving targets set
• This position will suit a skilled Injection Mould Setter/Technician with strong injection moulding processing and machinery knowledge

 

Responsibilities: 

• All aspects of setting and running moulding machines to maximise the output of quality product
• Job changes including colour, material and label changes
• Quality checks
• Tool changes & cleaning when required
• Support collection of performance data
• Fault finding, process improvements & cycle time optimisation
• Carry out basic preventative maintenance and prevent damage to equipment/breakdowns through good working practice
• Communication of issues affecting machine performance, efficiency, safety and quality to the relevant supervisor / manager
• Ensuring the housekeeping around machines is to the correct quality standard, whilst maintaining a safe working environment
• Participation in improvement projects
• Ensuring safety checks for the department are completed to schedule
• Ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed as required

 

Requirements:

• Experienced Injection Moulding Setter/Process Technician
• Experience carrying out full tool changes and setting up production machines
• Ability to fault find, diagnose and resolve moulding process issues
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety risks and control measures for moulding machines and the moulding process is required
• Experience of minor maintenance repairs would be an advantage
• Hard working, self-motivated individual
• The successful candidate must be proficient in the use of IT systems such as Microsoft office

 

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