Job Overview: Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for an Injection Moulding Senior Setter to join their team to support continued business growth.
Remit:
This position will suit a skilled Injection Moulding Setter with experience within setting, conditioning and process optimisation of injection moulding machines
Candidates MUST HAVE demonstrable experience within injection moulding manufacturing
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Injection Moulding Setter / Technician to join a forward-thinking company in a secure job role with opportunities for further training & development
Company Benefits:
25 days holiday+ bank holidays
Company bonus
Healthcare cash plan
Sell holiday up to 5 days
Opportunities for Training & development through Sierra 57 Consults award-winning mould training
Relocation assistance
Role:
In the role as injection moulding senior setter you will be required to oversee the completion of all tool changes and start up procedures in line with tool change procedural documentation, setting machine parameters to the setting sheet, with sign off including the promotion of housekeeping standards. Submitting a first off as per the first off procedure, and related documentation, ensuring a right first time attitude; including restarts.
You will be working to the production priorities as set by the Production Supervisors to deliver the plan; prioritising workload as necessary and reporting back to the Production Supervisors and Technical Managers the output from each shift.
Oversee the production operators, supporting coverage of break times and utilisation in lieu of the Production Supervisors.
Oversee the Material Logistics Controllers on shift to ensure hoppers are cleaned and material is prepared correctly.
To prepare raw materials, mould mount applicable tools and set up processing equipment as efficiently as possible in order to deliver maximum overall equipment efficiency.
Undertaking tool changes, and second operation set ups and clean down as required throughout the shift, in line with costed timeframes.
To set and keep running production from moulding machines, robotics and ancillaries throughout shift, ensuring the remain within quality monitoring parameters.
Submit successful first offs first time, ensuring excellent housekeeping and by using visual checks to the golden sample, handheld measuring tools and shot weight before submission.
Problem solving quality and cycle time issues throughout the run.
Carrying out planned and reactive low level maintenance work in a safe and timely manner.
Experience Requirements:
Demonstrable experience of problem solving to eradicate processing issues such as delamination, splash, flash, rippling, distortion, dimensional intolerance etc.
Demonstrable experience of setting and problem-solving automation including sprue pickers, sprue cutters, robot hands etc.
Comprehensive experience of undertaking tool changes and problem solving
Computer literate, with experience of using Outlook, Word, Excel and MRP systems and databases
Previous experience of working to structured processes and procedures
Experience of working with technical grade polymers Acetal, ABS, Polypropylene, Nylons, Grivory to produce technical mouldings.
Demonstrable experience of routine maintenance to injection moulding machines to maintain production e.g. changing heater bands and replacing micro-switches
Key Words: Mould Technician, Injection Moulding Technician, Mould Process Technician, Injection Moulding Setter, Injection Moulding, Plastics, Mould Setter
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