Machine Technician

ALPLA UK Ltd; Wigan; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing organisation is seeking a Machine Technician at their Wigan facility. This role involves maintaining and operating Stretch Blow Moulding machinery while ensuring high-quality production and machine performance. Candidates should have a mechanical or electrical engineering background and experience in manufacturing. The position offers competitive salary and various benefits, including career progression and regular salary reviews.

Benefits

Generous pension contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Christmas vouchers

High Street brand discounts

Long service awards

Subsidised onsite canteen

Qualifications

• Experience within a fast-paced manufacturing/production environment.
• Mechanical or Electrical engineering experience is preferred.
• Previous experience of operating or running machinery is needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure moulding machines and equipment are in good running order.
• Conduct quality checks on production standards.
• Perform necessary adjustments to moulding machine parts as needed.
• Maintain housekeeping and cleanliness of work area.

Skills

Experience in fast-paced manufacturing

Mechanical engineering experience

Electrical engineering experience

Good communication skills

Experience with moulding machinery

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

Machine Technician

Shift Basis - (Rotating Days & Nights 12 hour shifts)

Starting Salary from £32,500 - £35,500 dependant on experience + Benefits, Progression Opportunities and regular salary reviews.

Golborne (WA3)

(Generous pension contributions, Life Assurance, Employee Christmas vouchers, PerkBox - High Street brand discounts, Long service awards, Subsidised onsite canteen)

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue‑chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 45 countries.

We currently have an opportunity within our Machine Technician team at our Golborne UK base plant (WA3) - working on Stretch Blow Moulding machinery and equipment.

Purpose of job/mission:

To ensure that the moulding machines run to the specification established by the Technician Department and that the containers are produced to the customers agreed specification – also a focus on minimizing downtime and scrap levels.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• To ensure that moulding machines and ancillary equipment are in good running order. To report any defects to supervision and carry out any remedial work as instructed by supervision which is within the technician's level of competence.
• To ensure that product arriving at the packing station is to an acceptable quality standards – this involves regular checks on the quality of production, both for visual faults and weight, and filling in correctly all relevant paperwork.
• To remove, clean, refit, realign or carry out other necessary adjustments to parts of moulding machines which are within the level of competence of the technician. This to include work on heads, tooling, blowpins, blades, and ancillary equipment.
• To ensure that raw material supplies are constant by changing over bins. To report to supervision if a fresh bin in usable condition is not available by the machine before a problem is created on the machine.
• To ensure that the moulding machines, ancillary equipment and the immediate work area are maintained to a high standard of housekeeping and cleanliness at all times.

Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working within a fast‑paced manufacturing/production environment.
• Must have Mechanical or Electrical engineering experience (Relevant qualification preferred).
• Previous experience of operating/running machinery – training provided on specific ALPLA machinery.
• Exposure to plastic manufacturing process would be advantageous but not essential.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience with moulding machinery (injection moulding, extrusion moulding or stretch blow moulding) would be highly advantageous.

Your profile - we are interested in applicants who are:

• Reliable, self‑motivated with a desire to grow with us.
• Proactive, methodical and safe working methods.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Proven experience of working well in a team environment.
• Mechanical background or training / qualifications.

ALPLA UK offer career development and progression opportunities – we support and upskill, a perfect opportunity for someone looking to enhance their career within a Global Manufacturing organisation.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive you will only be contacted if your skill set and experience match the requirements of the position.

Contact Nathan Turtington – UK Internal Recruiter – for more information.