Lead Shift Setter

Michael Page; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday (including BH)

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for a shift supervisor on a permanent basis in a manufacturing environment. The role involves ensuring shift documentation, maintaining KPI targets, and supervising tooling and machine setup for injection moulding processes.

You will lead engineers, manage workload, and communicate effectively with production teams while adhering to health and safety standards and continuous improvement principles.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in injection moulding and automated systems.
• Good understanding of general manufacturing practices and procedures.
• Wide range of technical knowledge on operation of injection moulding machines.
• Good organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages.
• A confident communicator.
• Ability to inspire and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Understanding of health and safety processes and safe methods of working.
• Displays safe and considerate working practices.
• Experience in plastic injection moulding.
• Safely lead engineers.
• Plan and distribute workload.
• Excellent communication skills, to include detailed handovers.
• Leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Ensure all shift documentation is up to date and accurate including handover
• Shift KPI's are maintained and improvement plans in place
• Carry out basic first line maintenance of tools
• Fully understanding the manufacturing plans and being able to action those plans accordingly ensuring machines are set up to specification.
• Ensure daily/weekly safety checks are completed OTIF and documented
• To ensure that mould tools are safely installed and machines are properly set, so that the products being manufactured are in accordance to the Specification Sheet and control sample.
• Ensuring the correct materials and stocks are used in the manufacturing process.
• Ensure that workspaces and tools are maintained and stores/ used in correct manager and any maintenance activity required is carried out leaving workspaces in clean and tidy condition.
• Monitor the quality of products produced against customer specification sheets and apply and remedial actions to any substandard products / production techniques.
• Ensuring all manufacturing documentation, machine operation and labelling is correct and suitable for its purpose and act as specialist support to production.
• Encourage and drive efficient and effective working practices within the department.
• Support queries and questions in regard to material or product issues and obtain support from the necessary personnel to help resolve in a timely fashion.
• Communicate daily with the production team on any significant technical issues and report any issues which may impact production targets/ schedules.
• Support operators in all manufacturing processes to achieve best performance and best manufacturing practices.

Skills

Injection moulding

Automated systems

Manufacturing practices

Leadership

Health and safety

Education

Professional qualification in injection moulding and automated systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Client Details

A well-established global manufacturer specialising in innovative products and injection moulding solutions, serving a wide range of industries. The company is committed to quality, sustainability and continuous improvement, while providing opportunities for employees to develop their skills and build long-term careers.

Description

• Ensure all shift documentation is up to date and accurate including handover


• Shift KPI's are maintained and improvement plans in place


• Carry out basic first line maintenance of tools (level to be agreed)


• Fully understanding the manufacturing plans and being able to action those plans accordingly ensuring machines are set up to specification.


• Ensure daily/weekly safety checks are completed OTIF and documented


• To ensure that mould tools are safely installed and machines are properly set, so that the products being manufactured are in accordance to the Specification Sheet and control sample.


• Ensuring the correct materials and stocks are used in the manufacturing process.


• Ensure that workspaces and tools are maintained and stores/ used in correct manager and any maintenance activity required is carried out leaving workspaces in clean and tidy condition.


• Monitor the quality of products produced against customer specification sheets and apply and remedial actions to any substandard products / production techniques.


• Ensuring all manufacturing documentation, machine operation and labelling is correct and suitable for its purpose and act as specialist support to production.


• Encourage and drive efficient and effective working practices within the department.


• Support queries and questions in regard to material or product issues and obtain support from the necessary personnel to help resolve in a timely fashion.


• Communicate daily with the production team on any significant technical issues and report any issues which may impact production targets/ schedules.


• Support operators in all manufacturing processes to achieve best performance and best manufacturing practices.

Panama Shift Pattern- 2-2-3

Profile

• Professional qualification in injection moulding and Automated systems


• Good understanding of general manufacturing practices and procedures


• Wide range of technical knowledge on operation of injection moulding machines in manufacturing environment


• Good organisational skills and able to work to deadlines


• Proficient in Microsoft packages


• A confident communicator


• Ability to inspire and foster a culture of continuous improvement


• Understanding of health and safety processes and safe methods of working.


• Displays safe and considerate working practices.


• Experience in plastic injection moulding.


• Safely lead engineers.


• Plan and distribute workload.


• Excellent communication skills, to include detailed handovers.


• Leadership skills

Job Offer

Salary- £48,180 per annum

Great benefits included

• 23 days holiday, including BH

Permanent position offering job stability in the industrial and manufacturing sector