Afternoon Lead: Injection Moulding Technician

Antelco; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Overtime opportunities

Long-term employment

Job summary

Lincoln Plastics, part of the Antelco Group, seeks an experienced afternoon shift Leading Hand and Injection Moulding Technician at our St Agnes site in South Australia. You will lead a small team, optimize processes, and ensure safety and quality on every shift.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong plastics processing knowledge, tooling, and proven problem-solving and mentoring abilities. Join a market-leading manufacturing facility focused on lean design and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience as an injection moulding technician.
• Supervisory/leadership experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of plastics processing and tooling.
• Commitment to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of die setters and operators on shift.
• Set up, optimise and troubleshoot injection moulding machines and tooling.
• Ensure production targets, quality standards and safety requirements are met.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues to minimise downtime.
• Coordinate mould changes and CI initiatives.
• Provide training and mentoring to team members.
• Adhere to safety protocols and company policies.

Skills

Injection moulding expertise

Team leadership

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Education

Trade or technical qualification in plastics

Tools

Injection moulding machinery

Tooling knowledge

Job description

Lincoln Plastics, part of the Antelco Group, seeks an experienced afternoon shift Leading Hand and Injection Moulding Technician at our St Agnes site in South Australia. You will lead a small team, optimize processes, and ensure safety and quality on every shift.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong plastics processing knowledge, tooling, and proven problem-solving and mentoring abilities. Join a market-leading manufacturing facility focused on lean design and continuous improvement.