Senior Injection Moulding Technician – Night Shift

George Lord; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile phone allowance

Permanent full-time role

Job summary

George Lord in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Injection Moulding Technician for the permanent night shift. You will lead responses to machine stops, set up and optimise moulding equipment, and train floor operators in a fast-moving automated environment with IML, robotics and camera inspection.

The role involves taking over from the afternoon shift and handing over to day shift, with a settled team and opportunities to develop expertise across the plant.

Qualifications

• Several years of hands-on injection moulding experience.
• Exposure to IML, robotics, vision systems or thin-wall packaging is advantageous.
• Ready for a permanent night roster and full Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and recover machines to production.
• Set up, adjust and optimise injection moulding machines across the shift.
• Troubleshoot processing faults and correct on the floor.
• Carry out tool changes and changeovers.
• Train operators and build skills shift by shift.
• Monitor quality, output and machine performance including camera inspection.
• Take over from afternoon shift and hand over to day shift.

Skills

Injection moulding

Troubleshooting

Robotics

Vision systems

Tools

IML machinery

Job description

Senior Injection Moulding Technician – Night Shift

This role sits within an automated injection moulding operation running IML and robotics. Night shift needs its most experienced moulder: the person who gets a stopped machine running again, keeps every process on target through the night, and builds the operators' skills as they work.

You'll work alongside the night shift leader, with a capable team around you.

What They're Building

The business invests heavily in equipment and automation so the technology handles the repetitive work and people bring real skill to theirs. Operators are developed to understand the process, and the plant is moving towards data-driven moulding, using real production data from connected machines to optimise performance.

What You'll Be Doing

First response when a machine stops: diagnosing the fault, recovering the machine and getting it back into production

Setting up, adjusting and optimising injection moulding machines across the shift

Troubleshooting processing faults and correcting them on the floor

Carrying out tool changes and changeovers

Training operators on the floor and building their skills shift by shift

Monitoring quality, output and machine performance, including camera inspection

Taking over from afternoon shift and handing over cleanly to day shift

The Environment

Automated injection moulding and in-mould labelling, with robotics and camera inspection through the plant

High-volume food packaging with steady, consistent workflow

A settled team, including people who have been with the business for years

Monday to Friday nights, 10.30pm to 6.30am, with weekends free

Initial training on day and afternoon shift to learn the machines and the production flow

What We're Looking For

Several years of hands-on injection moulding experience as a technician, setter or processor

Exposure to IML, robotics, vision systems or thin-wall packaging is a real advantage

Ready for a permanent night roster

Full Australian working rights and currently based in Australia

What's On Offer

From $112,000 + super (includes night shift loading)

Up to $80 a month towards a mobile phone

Permanent full-time role in a growing operation

A business that develops people from within

Melbourne northern suburbs, a practical commute from the north or north-west

Next Step

If you're the moulder others on the floor come to when a machine stops, and you're looking for a permanent night shift where that experience will be put to good use, I'd like to hear from you.