Extrusion Setter / Operator - PVC experience needed
Location: Wythenshawe (Manchester)
Type of role: Permanent
Working hours: Monday – Thursday (rotating)
1st week – 06:00-18:00, 2nd week – 18:00-06:00
About the Company
Our 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 mater...