Injection Moulding Setter
Location: Surrey
Salary: £38,000 – £40,000 (DOE + Shift)
Shift: Flexible (Days / Double Days / Nights available)
The Injection Mould Setter Opportunity
This is a hands-on Injection Moulding Setter role within a well-established, family-run technical moulder with over 60 years of manufacturing history. You’ll be joining a business that operates across thermoplastics, thermosets and injection moulding under one roof, supplying into demanding sectors including aerospace, defence, electronics and scientific markets. This is a proper shopfloor role—focused on tool changes, process set-up from scratch, and keeping production stable and efficient, not just button pushing.
The Role
As an Injection Moulding Setter, you will be responsible for the preparation, setting and running of moulding jobs, ensuring parts are produced to quality, cycle time and cost targets. You’ll be expected to take ownership at the machine, from tool hanging through to process optimisation and fault finding.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out full tool changes hang, secure and commission moulds into press
* Set machines from scratch to achieve correct processing parameters
* Optimise cycle times while maintaining quality and consistency
* Work from and update setting sheets / SOPs for all jobs
* Conduct first-off inspections and ensure parts meet specification
* Troubleshoot issues at the press process, tooling, or material related
* Manage material loading, purging and changeovers
* Remove and stage tools post-production safely and efficiently
* Monitor machine performance and react to downtime, faults or deviations
* Maintain high standards of housekeeping, H&S and organisation
* Support continuous improvement activities (cycle time, scrap, efficiency)
* Assist with basic maintenance (cleaning, lubrication, checks)
* Complete all relevant production and quality documentation
* Contribute to 8D/problem-solving processes when required
What We’re Looking For
* Proven experience as an Injection Moulding Setter
* Strong understanding of processing from scratch (not just following sheets)
* Confident with tool hanging, changeovers and troubleshooting at the press
* Experience working to tight tolerances and quality standards
* Good understanding of materials and processing behaviour
* Ability to read drawings, specs and production documentation
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
Desirable
Experience with Demag machines
Previous exposure to lean manufacturing / continuous improvement
Basic supervisory or mentoring experience
Understanding of H&S and manufacturing compliance standards
Why This Role
Stable, long-established business with strong technical capability
Diverse moulding environment (not just one process or product type)
Opportunity to make a visible impact on production performance
Flexibility around shifts depending on your situation
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience as an Injection Moulding Setter
Strong understanding of processing from scratch (not just following sheets)
Confident with tool hanging, changeovers and troubleshooting at the press
Experience working to tight tolerances and quality standards
Good understanding of materials and processing behaviour
Ability to read drawings, specs and production documentation
Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
Equally important is personality fit.
This business values people who take ownership, communicate well on shift, and genuinely care about the quality of what leaves the machine. The right individual will be proactive, reliable, and able to integrate into a close-knit team—not just technically capable.
5S Recruitment Insight
This isn’t just about finding someone who can set a machine. They’re looking for someone who fits the way the business operates, someone who takes pride in their work, works well with others on shift, and can be trusted to do the job properly without being chased. Technical ability gets you through the door, attitude and approach are what make this hire work long term