Moulding Materials Controller — Drive Production Readiness

V3 Recruitment Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

V3 Recruitment Ltd is assisting a Cosham-based manufacturing client to recruit a Material Controller. The role focuses on ensuring presses are ready, managing master samples, and keeping tooling and packaging in place to minimise downtime.

The candidate will support production with moulding machine matters and maintain accurate data in the system. Requirements include forklift experience, MS Office/Javelin, strong numeracy and literacy, and a proactive, reliable approach.

Qualifications

• Flexible, dynamic, motivated and independent.
• Effective time management to meet production needs.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Previous experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Forklift, reach truck, WNA and counterbalance experience.
• MS Office/Javelin proficiency or willingness to be trained.

Responsibilities

• Ensure presses are ready to run to the required standard.
• Prepare master samples for setters and submit first offs to QC.
• Keep jigs/fixtures available for mould runs and maintain supply to minimise downtime.
• Ensure packaging/stillages are ready and available for mould runs and maintain steady supply.
• Assist production with moulding machine related matters as needed.
• Relocate finished product to Stores and update system accordingly.
• Complete press handover documents, print works orders on Javelin, and locate works orders correctly.
• Support daily Mouldshop plan and enter data for mouldings produced and scrapped.

Skills

Flexible

Independent

Time management

Numeracy

Literacy

Production/manufacturing experience

Education

Overhead crane licence

Tools

Forklift

Reach truck

WNA

Counterbalance

MS Office

Javelin

Job description

V3 Recruitment Ltd is assisting a Cosham-based manufacturing client to recruit a Material Controller. The role focuses on ensuring presses are ready, managing master samples, and keeping tooling and packaging in place to minimise downtime.

The candidate will support production with moulding machine matters and maintain accurate data in the system. Requirements include forklift experience, MS Office/Javelin, strong numeracy and literacy, and a proactive, reliable approach.