Shift Technician

IPL Schoeller; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

IPL Wolverhampton is seeking a Shift Technician to support blow moulding operations on a 4-on, 4-off schedule, with day shifts 0645–1900 and night shifts 1845–0700. The role involves assisting production staff, carrying out routine machine maintenance, and learning calibration and repair techniques under supervision.

You will contribute to safety, quality, and productivity by maintaining documentation, covering short-notice shifts when trained, and collaborating with engineering to escalate

Qualifications

• Health and Safety compliance is essential.
• Proactive and results-focused approach.
• Open to change and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Operate blow moulding machines and support training plan.
• Perform day-to-day simple repairs and replace consumables.
• Attend simple breakdowns and support NCR responses when required.
• Assist with calibration and repair techniques under supervision.
• Escalate electrical and complex issues to engineering when needed.
• Maintain production areas and ensure documentation is up to date.
• Cross-train for key production roles including material handling, warehouse and QC.

Skills

Health and Safety

Proactive

Openness to Change

Drive for Results

Job description

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees).

The Role

Our site in Wolverhampton is looking for a Shift Technician to work on continentals, working two days and two nights on a permanent basis.

The Technician will work as part of a team and be responsible for assisting production trained staff in their duties, to ensure the machinery runs as efficiently as possible whilst making quality goods, fit for purpose. Learn new skills to eventually use to perform tasks under limited supervision to the same high standard.

The Technician will work on a four on, four off basis, working two day shifts 0645 – 1900 and two night shifts 1845 – 0700.

As a Shift Technician At IPL Wolverhampton You Will

• Apply knowledge gained of setting, processing and running of blow moulding machines progressing through a challenging training plan.
• Perform day-to-day general remedial work including repairs of plant, equipment and machinery and replacement of consumable machine parts.
• Attend simple breakdowns and conduct remedial action for internal NCRs (non-conformances).
• Assist and learn calibration and repair techniques for machines and ancillary equipment.
• Escalate electrical and complex breakdowns to the engineering team.
• Help maintain the production areas to a high standard.
• Ensure all necessary documentation is updated and produced in a timely manner.
• Cross train for key production roles such as production support, material handling, warehouse and quality control.
• To provide adhoc shift cover, sometimes at short notice, for key roles such as Shift Technicians (material handling, warehouse and QC, if trained).
• Ensure that the company production KPI and labour current benchmark is achieved.
• Escalate any quality concerns or machine issues to relevant staff, done via raising non-conformances or confidential reporting when necessary.

What You Will Bring To The Role

• Health and Safety Compliance.
• Proactive and Results Focused.
• Openness to Change.
• Drive for Results.