Injection Moulding Setter: Lead Production & Optimisation

Loxo; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Discretionary bonus

Pension matching

Life assurance 4x salary

20 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Volunteer day

Holiday purchase scheme

Employee discounts

Cycle to work

Sharesave

Training

Free parking

Job summary

Essentra Components is seeking multiple injection moulding setters for our Kidlington site to join the production team. You will plan production changes, set up tooling, optimise cycles and maintain quality with a continental 4-On 4-Off, 12-hour shift pattern rotating days and nights.

The role requires proven setter experience, formal qualifications in injection moulding, and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working as an injection moulding setter is essential.
• Formal Injection Moulding Setting Qualifications.
• Formal Injection Moulding Processing Qualifications.
• Cranes, lifting and slinging, PPT.
• A "team player" with the ability to work productively and easily with others.
• Excellent communicator both at shop floor and management level.
• Ability to work well and calmly under pressure.
• Flexible and approachable.
• IMT qualification an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Plan ahead for production changes by ensuring they have all the relevant tools, materials and equipment for the next change over.
• Safely shut down machines at the end of their production runs ensuring all Safe Systems of Work (SSOW’s) are followed.
• Safely remove moulds from machines and return to appropriate safe place.
• Remove all materials not required for the next job and ensure adequate materials available for next job.
• Safely install the tool for the next run and ensure that all installations are completed safely and completely.
• Accurately report on daily performance sheets.
• Lead by example in the delivery of all work to encourage positive business growth.
• Maintain the area production quality levels and machine productivity uptime.
• Process the production run to standard setting requirements and produce product standards to First Off acceptable standard.
• Optimise the process to ensure that target cycle times and cavitation are achieved or exceeded.
• Ensure that machines put into production are set in a clean and tidy manner suitable and safe for production operatives.
• Ensure that all machine monitoring is set with appropriate tolerances to ensure safe repeatability of process.
• Update the business performance monitoring system with accurate data to validate production.
• Ensure all documentation is completed completely and accurately.
• Respond to machine problems to resolve quality, uptime or safety issues.
• Investigate opportunities to improve SMED, TPM, mould capture, processing efficiencies, material drying & conveyancing, recycling and automation to reduce manual workloads.
• Ensure the completion of objectives On Time, In Full, To Standard.
• Completion of weekly IMM fitness for use checks.

Skills

Injection moulding setter

Setting qualifications

Processing qualifications

Cranes & lifting

Team player

Communication

Under pressure

Flexible

IMT qualification

Education

Formal Injection Moulding Setting Qualifications

Formal Injection Moulding Processing Qualifications

Job description

Essentra Components is seeking multiple injection moulding setters for our Kidlington site to join the production team. You will plan production changes, set up tooling, optimise cycles and maintain quality with a continental 4-On 4-Off, 12-hour shift pattern rotating days and nights.

The role requires proven setter experience, formal qualifications in injection moulding, and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.