Injection Moulding Technician
£34,000 - £36,000 per annum
Eastleigh, Hampshire
Company Profile
A specialist manufacture of their own products using injection moulding techniques and part of a large group of companies are currently looking for skilled and experienced Injection Moulding Technicians due to continued growth in customer base, order book and re-investment into the organisation.
Job Profile
As a successful Injection Moulding Technician, you will experience working in a state of the art, well structured, warm, and friendly environment alongside a strong team of other skilled Injection Moulding Technicians / Setters.
Duties:
- Carry out tool changes and set machine process using best practice and in accordance with health and safety procedures
- Support trials of new tools to achieve optimum performance
- Train operators to perform start up, shut down and problem analysis procedures
- Provide hands on process support
- Ensure efficient tool changes
- Minimise machine downtime
- Optimise setting conditions
- Minimise scrap and other material wastage
- Ensure all production recording documents are completed as necessary
- Obtain first and last off approval samples
- Maintain quality throughout production run
- Liaise with Manager and operators to identify and categories production deficiencies
- Responsible for care and low-level maintenance of both machines and tools (to agreed limits)
- Liaise with appropriate support staff to arrange advanced levels of maintenance and repairs
- Create and control master setting sheets
- Control and display of production and quality instructions
- Ensure all procedures are followed and maintained
- Report any incidents or concerns
Qualifications / Experience:
- Previous experience within an Injection Moulding environment
- The ability to read technical drawings and use measuring devices
- An ability to work in a pressurised environment and meet deadlines
- Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
- Excellent understanding of health & safety requirements
Hours:
- 40hrs per week
- Double days (6am - 2pm / 2pm - 10pm) OR Night shift (10pm - 6am) Monday to Friday
- Annual Basic Salary: £29,500
- Night Shift Premium = £6,944
- Double days = £4,629
- Lots of overtime available paid at x1.5hrs weekdays / Saturdays & x2 Sundays
Benefits:
- Holiday - 25 days plus 8 statutory holidays
- Pension - contributory up to 4% Pensionable Pay which the company will add up to 8% of Pensionable Pay. Option to pay contributions via Salary Sacrifice
- Life Assurance - cover based on 2 times annual salary (Pension Scheme members only)
- Health Cash Plan Scheme - provides reimbursement of Optical, Dental, Chiropody, Consultant fees up to set limits.
- On site car parking facilities
- Optional Share Incentive Plan (Your Employee Shares)
