Our client is the UKs leading manufacturer and supplier of cable management solutions for a range of sectors including commercial and healthcare. They are currently looking for Extrusion Machine Setter to join their hardworking team in Hastings.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of working on extrusion machines, be able to read and follow technical drawings and possess a strong level of communication skills.
As an Extrusion Machine Setter you will be setting up and running all automated equipment, ensuring that manufacturing process or associated functions deliver to planned scheduled requirements.
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualities:
- Demonstrable experience within PVC Extrusion/engineering environment
- Knowledge of Twin Conical Screw Extrusion Machines, Packing-Automation and Ancillary Extrusion Shop Equipment
- Possess materials processing knowledge of PVC
- Experience of setting, operating, and troubleshooting a wide range of production tooling within an extrusion environment
- Ability to work to plan and troubleshoot in delivering production objectives within agreed time scales and costs
- Be a strong team player
Your duties as an Extrusion Machine Setter would be:
- Set-up and run all automated equipment associated to each production line or cell or task and in employed to process, assembly or pack output
- Deliver and maintain sufficient attitude, approach, skill and knowledge to enable set-up, bring into safe operation, problem solve, improve and provide safe shut-down of tooling and processing equipment associated with the Company’s Extrusion operation and the manufacture/delivery of PVC product to stock and the warehouse and logistics function of the business
- Ensuring output is delivered to within the targeted cost, quality and time requirement, noting and reporting upon any variation to the target performance criteria or deviation from any expected operating parameters
- Be able to process recycle materials utilised as part of normal production activity but also to operate equipment used for the development and production of recycled material through use of the Company’s compounding process and associated equipment
- Maintaining to an accurate level required records and systems, enabling the monitoring and confirmation of equipment and process performance along with records detailing the volume of output and productivity
- Complete with sufficient diligence and accuracy such as monitoring, tests and checks as put in place to ensure output and performance is delivered within expected parameters and that such output meets any applied standards or specification requirement
- Maintaining such processing knowledge to enable accurate and efficient processing of the materials that may be utilised across the extrusion operation and the processes employed to deliver output
- Maintaining a high-level housekeeping across the work area ensuring a safe and healthy work environment, safety standards are adhered to across the work area and work is completed to within agreed safe practice and legislation
- Work collaboratively with your colleagues to achieve the attainment of any business aims and objectives
- Undertake any activity as direct by the Line Management and within current skill range or training to support the introduction of new activities, attitudes, skills or knowledge and/or the demonstration of professional competence
- At all times promote the interests of the Company and Group Company and the undertake any tasks in support of Company business objectives
Salary:
£27,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours:
- 48 hours per week on a staggered shift pattern, working 4 shifts per week, rotating day shift and night shift
- Full Time, Permanent
(From January 2022, shift pattern will change to 45 hours per week, 3 different shift patterns of 9 hours each; Morning Shift, Middle of Day Shift and Night Shift)
Location:
St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
Keywords:
Extrusion Machines, Setting, Operating, Injection Moulding, Cable Management, Twin Conical Screw Extrusion Machines, Packing-Automation, Ancillary Extrusion Shop Equipment, PVC, Manufacturing, St Leonards, Hastings, Bexhill, Battle, Eastbourne, Rye, East Sussex