Salary
Up to £38000 per annum + No weekends, pension, holiday
Location
Manchester
Job Reference
4722
Job Type
Permanent
Posted Date
04/08/2026
Job Details
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% and a 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
Interested?
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