Senior Process Technician

Prince Personnel; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impressive annual leave

Job summary

Prince Personnel are recruiting a Senior Process Technician for a leading manufacturing business in Telford. You will act as a technical expert in moulding, support production, and drive continuous improvement across the shop floor.

The role suits an experienced moulding professional with strong tooling knowledge, process development and ability to coach setters. Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours, with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in plastic injection moulding environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot moulding defects and process issues.
• Capable of leading TPM, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support across the injection moulding facility.
• Troubleshoot process, tooling and production issues to minimise downtime.
• Support full process set-up, validation and optimisation.
• Drive cycle time improvements and efficiency projects.
• Support tooling trials, NPI and new product launches.
• Coach and develop Setters and Setter Operators.
• Support robot programming and ancillary equipment optimisation.
• Ensure first-off and last-off procedures meet the required standards.
• Lead TPM, 5S and CI initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Tool Room, Quality and Maintenance teams to deliver improvements.
• Monitor process performance and opportunities to reduce waste.

Skills

Injection moulding

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Team coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Robotics support

Tools

Tooling knowledge

Job description

Senior Process Technician

Telford

Permanent

Monday - Friday 37.5 hrs

Up to circa £42,000 per annum (experience dependant)

Benefits, Impressive (well-above standard) annual leave

Prince are working with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Process Technician for their injection moulding operation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced moulding professional to join a technically advanced environment where you will play a key role in optimising processes, supporting production, driving continuous improvement and developing technical capability across the shop floor.

The successful candidate will act as a technical expert within the moulding department, working closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and Maintenance teams to ensure robust, efficient and repeatable injection moulding processes.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical support across the injection moulding facility
• Troubleshooting process, tooling and production issues to minimise downtime
• Supporting full process set-up, validation and optimisation activities
• Driving cycle time improvements and process efficiency projects
• Supporting tooling trials, NPI activities and new product launches
• Coaching and developing Setters and Setter Operators to enhance technical capability
• Supporting robot programming, robot head changes and ancillary equipment optimisation
• Ensuring first-off and last-off procedures are completed to the required standards
• Leading and supporting TPM, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives
• Working collaboratively with Engineering, Tool Room, Quality and Maintenance teams to deliver sustainable improvements
• Monitoring process performance and identifying opportunities to improve quality, output and waste reduction

Skills and Experience

• Experience gained within a plastic injection moulding environment in positions such as Process Technician, Moulding Technician, Injection Moulding Setter, Lead Setter or Process Engineer, with strong exposure to tooling, process development and production support.
• Previous experience within moulding process - ideally injection but other moulding processes will be considered
• Strong knowledge of mould tooling, process set-up and optimisation
• Proven experience of troubleshooting moulding defects and process issues
• Experience supporting tool trials, process development and new product introduction activities
• Good understanding of process capability, quality standards and right-first-time manufacturing
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
• The ability to train and mentor others within a moulding environment
• Excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach to continuous improvement

Reference: AA27151