Injection Mould Setter - Nights - Gi Group : Job Details

Injection Moulding Tool Setter (Nights)

Up to £33,400 per annum

10pm to 6am, Monday to Friday (40hrs pw)

Northampton

Permanent

Due to continuous growth in the last 2-3 years and 24/7 operation, GI Pro are recruiting for an Injection Moulding Tool Setter for our Plastic Fabrication client based in Northampton.

Woking a night shift 10pm - 6am Monday - Friday

Offering a salary of up to £33,400 per annum

This is a full-time permanent role

The client - Manufacture rubber moulding, thermoplastic and silicone components

Role Description

• Working on up to 10 injection moulding machines, you will be responsible for tool changes, operating and setting up plastic moulding machinery for the machine operators to run.
• The role is to ensure production continues in line with the production plan whilst ensuring and maintaining the quality standards of products
• Additionally regular tool maintenance and identification of tooling and equipment issues will form part of the role, escalating these to the process manager.
• As the Night Shift setter, you will be operating autonomously ensuring the products produced are to the standards required by our customers.
• As such the ability to problem solve and show true leadership to resolve problems is a key characteristic that we will be looking for.
• We need a practical person with a "can do" attitude to support and bolster the production team within the plastics department.
• The ability to identify process improvements and suggest opportunities to implement improvements is critical in this role.

Candidate attributes

• Installation of plastic tooling
• Experience in setting plastic moulding machinery and operation (typically 60T - 500T)
• Experience and knowledge of ancillary equipment
• Knowledge of hot runner systems and set up
• Knowledge of various thermoplastic materials and processing parameters, typically PA, PP, HDPE, PC/ABS, etc,
• Ability to ensure quality control and product consistency through machine set up and ongoing monitoring
• Overhead crane training and certification is essential
• Problem solving and resolution through root cause analysis
• Strong attention to detail, IT capable
• Experience with quality inspection processes
• Forklift capability (Pedestrian Stacker or FLT - is an advantage)
• Vocational training in plastics manufacturing or related field with minimum 5 years' experience
• Knowledge of ISO9001 (IATF16949 desirable) and following robust procedures

The benefits

• Standard Pension
• 28 days holiday plus stat
• Free parking
• Overtime paid at enhanced rate

Apply:

If you feel that you have the skills / desire for this role, please click Apply. Keith Childs @ Gi Group will process your application

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