Extrusion Setter / Operator
- Greater Manchester
- £36,000-40,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Location: Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, England
- Salary: £36k - 40k per year
- Category
- Sector:
- Contract type Permanent
- Consultant: Becky May Nelson
Location: Wythenshawe (Manchester)
Type of role: Permanent
Salary: £36,000-£40,000/annum (depends on experience)
Working hours: Monday - Thursday (rotating)
1st week - 06:00-18:00, 2nd week - 18:00-06:00About the CompanyOur client is a UK-based, AIM-listed manufacturer and distributor of specialist plastic products, operating since 1989 and headquartered near Manchester in the North West of England company is organised into two main divisions: Our client serves a wide range of industries and major UK brands, placing emphasis on sustainable manufacturing (processing over 10,000 tonnes of recycled plastic per year) and offering end-to-end design and production capabilities across its specialist subsidiaries.Purpose: To ensure all products are manufactured in accordance with supplied formula or specification, through safe and effective operation of the production equipment.Main areas of responsibility:
- Monitoring production processes ensuring optimum running conditions
- Tooling change overs
- Resolving machine related production/quality issues in an efficient and timely manner
- Providing efficient end of shift handovers
- Produce quality extruded product.
- Barrel and screw cleaning
- Start-up and shutdown of the extrusion lines.
- Monitor and maintain quality in accordance with specification.
- Use fork truck and manual means to move raw material and finished products.
- Assist with extrusion trials. (Grade 4 & 5 only)
- Help to achieve optimum production.
- Assist other extrusion setters and operators.
- Make every effort to keep extruded product scrap to a minimum.
- Maintain a clean and tidy workplace and good housekeeping within the department (5's)
- Throughout each shift measure and record quality checks and monitor product quality
- Follow and understand operating procedures and setting sheets for extruded products.
- Inform the Production Manager immediately of any breaches of the works rules.
- Production Downtime
- Scrap levels
- Quality Complaints
- Machine Efficiencies
- House Keeping
- Ability to demonstrate efficiency achievements.
- Knowledge of plastic industry desirable.
- Working to deadlines.
- Excellent understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
- Work to priorities.
- Multi-tasking
- Good knowledge of different plastics.
- Good knowledge of profile extrusion processes.
- Self-motivated and focused.
- Leadership
- Problem solving
- Good communicator
- Decisive
- Technical and analytical
- Strong team player
- Proactive and flexible to business demands