Lead Manufacturing Technician (Injection Moulding)

Spirax-Sarco Engineering; Havant; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial engineering group is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Technician (Injection Moulding) for its Havant facility. The role involves managing manufacturing processes, overseeing tool repairs, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in injection moulding within a medical or pharmaceutical environment and proven leadership skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Paid volunteering leave

Life assurance

Diversity and inclusion support

Qualifications

• Significant technical experience in injection moulding and mould tool setting.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team effectively.
• Hands-on experience setting up new processes for cold/hot runner tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient use and maximised output of manufacturing.
• Manage repairs and servicing of production mould tooling.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to meet production goals.

Skills

Injection moulding experience

Team leadership

Technical documentation skills

Compliance with GMP standards

Knowledge of ISO standards

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Experience in a Medical/Pharmaceutical environment

Knowledge of IQ/OQ/PQ validation processes

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Lead Manufacturing Technician (Injection Moulding)
Location: Biopure - Havant
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: Spirax Group

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Lead Manufacturing Technician (Injection Moulding) to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

• As Lead Technician your primary focus will be to support the efficient use and maximised output of manufacturing within BioPure. You will ensure that you and your team are procedurally compliant, whilst adhering to our high health and safety standards.
• You will oversee and manage the repair and servicing of all production mould tooling with our external toolmakers, as well as identifying areas for continuous improvement across manufacturing including but not limited to SMED, cycle time and scrap reduction projects.
• You will need to accurately maintain documentation to ensure full product traceability to our customers and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• You will hold overall responsibility for your team of technicians, ensuring they work in a safe and supportive environment.
• You will collaborate with and continually support the manufacturing team to ensure production plans and business needs are met.
• You will troubleshoot machinery and tooling defects, produce detailed tooling reports, and work directly with toolmakers to resolve issues on all validated production tooling.
• You will manage the daily workload of your team by effectively prioritizing tasks to meet operational goals.
• You will oversee mould tool changes, set-ups, and production approvals, ensuring these are completed safely and efficiently.
• You will drive continuous improvement by identifying and eliminating waste throughout the manufacturing process.
• You will work with the HR team to address and investigate any concerns related to disciplinary actions, performance management, or sickness absence within your team.
• You will maintain all relevant documentation to ensure compliance with BS EN ISO 14644 cleanroom requirements, BS EN ISO 9001, and cGMP standards.
• You will liaise with Planning, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Quality Control teams to maintain an efficient manufacturing flow.
• You will support engineering in the process development of new tooling projects.

Skills/Experience

• You will have significant technical experience in injection moulding and mould tool setting, ideally in a Medical or Pharmaceutical environment.
• You will have experience leading and managing a team effectively.
• You will need hands-on experience setting up new processes for both cold runner and hot runner tools.
• You will need a strong understanding of BS EN ISO 9001 and cGMP standards to ensure compliance in manufacturing.
• You will need knowledge of BS EN ISO 14644 cleanroom requirements to maintain sterile workspaces.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate and document processes effectively.
• You will need a solid understanding of IQ/OQ/PQ validation processes within a regulated pharmaceutical setting.
• You will have experience working within Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) frameworks.
• You will have knowledge of manufacturing to BS EN ISO 9001 standards, which is highly desirable.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include:

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values unite us, guiding our decisions and inspiring us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.