Production Technician: Injection Moulding & Extrusion (4-on/4-off)

A-SAFE UK; Elland; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

You will join A-SAFE UK as a Production Technician in a full-time, on-site role in Halifax area, responsible for starting and running plastics processing lines. You’ll troubleshoot issues, carry out tool changes and quality checks, and ensure safe, efficient operation across injection moulding and extrusion processes.

Work in a four-on, four-off continental shift pattern, collaborating with maintenance, quality, and process engineering to maintain output and meet performance targets.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in either injection moulding or extrusion.
• Ability to start up/run a process unsupervised and follow safe practices.
• Confidence diagnosing and resolving process/tooling faults and when to escalate.
• Experience with tool/material changes and process conditions (drying, barrel temperatures).
• Ability to read technical drawings and follow SOPs.
• Strong health and safety awareness in manufacturing.
• Open to continental shift pattern: 7am–7pm, four on, four off.
• Experience in both injection moulding and extrusion is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Start up and monitor injection moulding machines and extrusion lines to target conditions with minimal scrap.
• Troubleshoot process issues, identify causes, and escalate when needed.
• Carry out tool and material changes and set feed systems/temperature controls.
• Run first-off samples and perform quality checks with gauges/equipment and take corrective action.
• Optimise processes in line with SOPs to reduce cycle time and scrap.
• Perform minor reactive maintenance on machinery/tooling; maintain cleanliness.
• Complete and submit production documentation accurately; update records when changes occur.
• Provide thorough shift handovers and coordinate with operatives, maintenance, quality, and process engineering.
• Adhere to health and safety guidelines and maintain 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Engage in structured training to progress toward the next grade on the technical pay scale.

Skills

Hands-on process experience

Start up/run process unsupervised

Diagnose/process faults

Tool/material changes

Interpret technical drawings

Health and safety awareness

Continental shift readiness

Injection moulding knowledge

Extrusion knowledge

CNC programming (Desirable)

Robotics programming (Desirable)

Education

NVQ Level 3 in mould tools and processes

Injection moulding certificate

Tools

CNC programming

Robotics programming

Job description

You will join A-SAFE UK as a Production Technician in a full-time, on-site role in Halifax area, responsible for starting and running plastics processing lines. You’ll troubleshoot issues, carry out tool changes and quality checks, and ensure safe, efficient operation across injection moulding and extrusion processes.

Work in a four-on, four-off continental shift pattern, collaborating with maintenance, quality, and process engineering to maintain output and meet performance targets.