Injection Moulding Technician

Injection Moulding Technicians

Why You Should Apply

Your weekends are yours: This is a Monday to Friday swing shift, alternating 6 am-2:30 pm and 2 pm-10:30 pm. No weekend working, so your Saturdays and Sundays are always your own for family or whatever you enjoy.

Step up and lead: You'll run a small team of five machine operators, so if you've been setting for a while and want that first taste of leadership, this is your chance to build it on your CV.

Real variety across the machines: You'll set and troubleshoot across a spread of machines from 35t to 250t, working with everything from PC and ABS to polypropylene, acrylic and PVC. Plenty to keep you developing.

Your salary, benefits & hours of work:

• Up to £38,000, including shift allowance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (33 in total)
• Matched pension up to 5%
• Medicash wellbeing platform (dental and optical cashback)
• Occupational health support and life cover at twice your salary.

Swing shift, Monday to Friday: 6 am-2:30 pm and 2 pm-10:30 pm on alternating weeks. No weekend working.

What you'll do as the Injection Moulding Technician

• You'll join a well-established Manchester plastics manufacturer, taking ownership of tool changes, setting and a small shift team.
• Carry out safe, high-quality tool changes in line with the production schedule.
• Set and optimise the injection moulding process to hit targets on new and existing products.
• Troubleshoot and problem solve to get machines back up and running quickly.
• Carry out basic machine and tool maintenance, including insert changes.
• Manage dryers and temperature control ready for production runs.
• Lead a small team of five machine operators across the shift.

What you'll need to apply for the Injection Moulding Technician position

• Hands-on experience setting injection moulding machines
• Good communication and maths skills