Mould Shop Manager Full Time

Overview: Our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer part of a wider company group has retained our services to search for a Mould Shop Manager join their team.

Remit:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking injection moulding manufacturer of components and assemblies servicing a wide range of industries. This role would suit an Injection Moulding Supervisor, Lead Moulding Engineer or Setter Supervisor who has prior experience of Injection Mould Setting, Optimisation & Conditioning, and with good people management & skills development experience.
• The role of Mould Shop Manager is to lead all aspects of moulding & tooling requirements across operations, whilst promoting and practicing the core values of the business.
• The successful candidate MUST have previous experience within injection moulding manufacturing with good technical knowledge of injection moulding machinery, ancillary equipment and processes

Role:

• You will be responsible for a team of Injection Moulding Setters, whilst remaining hands on you will oversee tool maintenance, health and safety along with planning and performing all preventative maintenance and planned inspections.
• Ensure that all moulding tools are clean and serviced maintaining efficiency
• Represent Moulding & Tooling in Production meetings
• Tooling Management – assigning jobs to moulding technicians timely and inline with Operational priorities
• Organise off site tool repairs – monitoring efficiency
• Diagnose tool faults with team, support strip and rebuild in line with Operational demands
• Delivery of agreed KPI targets and business objectives – Tooling and Production
• Plan all equipment installations and commissioning – update all work processes, for new and existing
• Support Operations initiatives throughout the facility, ensuring safety, housekeeping and quality standards are maintained
• Ensure all HR matters are dealt with in line with policy and where complex in nature supported by the wider HR function

Experience Requirements:

• Plastic Injection Moulding experience is essential
• Tool maintenance experience would be highly advantageous
• Previous management experience or the desire to develop into a management role
• Ability to work in a team
• Self-motivated individual with a willingness to achieve KPI targets

Tagged as: “moulding manager”, Injection Moulding, mould process engineer, Mould Technician, mouldshop manager, mouldshop supervisor, Plastics, Setter Supervisor