Injection Moulding Setter

Job Reference: WM – 2256

Location: Kent

Salary: £34,000 - £36,000

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

Injection Moulding Setter

Responsibilities:

  • All aspects of tool changes to production hand over
  • Machine preparation, setting and monitoring with the objective of continuous improvement
  • Cleaning and preparing tools for storage between production runs
  • Tool condition reporting
  • Minor in house tool repairs
  • Carrying out daily safety checks
  • Machine Cleaning and preparation for production hand overs
  • Water and oil leak repairs
  • Bulk material handling
  • Adhering to safe working processes at all times
  • Ad-hoc maintenance tasks in both Injection moulding and other areas
  • Tool trials
  • Material trials
  • Setting new tools/products.
  • Pre-prepping moulds/machines before production runs.

About You:

  • The ability to set and operate plastic injection moulding machines
  • Injection moulding fault finding experience
  • Experience moving/handling/turning moulds up to 6 tonne in weight, using overhead crane (licence required)
  • Experience with core tools essential
  • Methodical approach to material trials
  • Experience with robots and sprue pickers would be advantageous, but not essential

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply to send a copy of your full CV – or call us now.

Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

We receive a large number of applications for all of our positions – Therefore, if you have not received a response within 10 working days, your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK