Injection Moulding Setter

INJECTION MOULDING SETTER

Salary: £36,000
Location: Littleborough
Shift: Earlies & Lates – Monday to Friday

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Injection Moulding Setter to join a well-established and successful manufacturing company based in Littleborough.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Injection Moulding Setter who has strong experience within a plastics manufacturing environment and is confident carrying out tool changes, setting and optimising injection moulding machinery, monitoring production performance and maintaining excellent quality standards.

The successful Injection Moulding Setter will play an important role within the production team, taking responsibility for machinery, tooling, process optimisation, quality and production performance throughout the shift.

Skills required for the Injection Moulding Setter:

Previous experience working as an Injection Moulding Setter / Process Technician within a plastics manufacturing environment
Experience carrying out tool changes, machine setting and process optimisation
Strong understanding of injection moulding processes and production machinery
Ability to review and modify processes to maximise production rates while maintaining quality standards
Experience identifying and resolving production, tooling and machine issues
Good understanding of quality standards, scrap reduction and continuous improvement
Strong Health & Safety awareness within a manufacturing environment
Ability to complete production and shift documentation accurately
Confident communicating with Production, Engineering, Quality and other relevant departments

The Injection Moulding Setter will benefit from:

£36,000 salary
Monday to Friday working week
Earlies and lates rotating shift pattern
Joining a well-established manufacturing business
Training and development opportunities
Technically varied and interesting role
Opportunity to contribute towards continuous improvement projects
Working within a skilled manufacturing and engineering environment

Responsibilities of the Injection Moulding Setter:

The Injection Moulding Setter will be responsible for completing safe and efficient tool changes, setting and optimising injection moulding processes and ensuring all relevant documentation is completed.

You will monitor production rates, scrap levels and product quality throughout the shift, taking remedial action where required to minimise waste and maintain production standards.

The Setter will also work closely with Engineering during servicing and breakdowns, oversee appropriate housekeeping and Health & Safety standards, support production operators and communicate any production, tooling or quality issues through detailed shift reports.

If you are interested in this Injection Moulding Setter position and feel that you have the right experience, please apply today