Senior Process Technician in Donnington

Senior Process Technician
Location:Telford
Duration:Permanent
Hours:Monday – Friday 37.5 hrs
Salary:Up to circa £42,000 per annum (experience dependant)
Benefits: Impressive (well-above standard) annual leave
Prince are working with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Process Technician for their injection moulding operation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced moulding professional to join a technically advanced environment where you will play a key role in optimising processes, supporting production, driving continuous improvement and developing technical capability across the shop floor.
The successful candidate will act as a technical expert within the moulding department, working closely with Production, Engineering, Quality and Maintenance teams to ensure robust, efficient and repeatable injection moulding processes.
The Senior Process Technician will be responsible for:
Providing technical support across the injection moulding facility
Troubleshooting process, tooling and production issues to minimise downtime
Supporting full process set-up, validation and optimisation activities
Driving cycle time improvements and process efficiency projects
Supporting tooling trials, NPI activities and new product launches
Coaching and developing Setters and Setter Operators to enhance technical capability
Supporting robot programming, robot head changes and ancillary equipment optimisation
Ensuring first-off and last-off procedures are completed to the required standards
Leading and supporting TPM, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives
Working collaboratively with Engineering, Tool Room, Quality and Maintenance teams to deliver sustainable improvements
Monitoring process performance and identifying opportunities to improve quality, output and waste reduction
Skills and Experience
Experience gained within a plastic injection moulding environment in positions such as Process Technician, Moulding Technician, Injection Moulding Setter, Lead Setter or Process Engineer, with strong exposure to tooling, process development and production support.
Previous experience within moulding process – ideally injection but other moulding processes will be considered
Strong knowledge of mould tooling, process set-up and optimisation
Proven experience of troubleshooting moulding defects and process issues
Experience supporting tool trials, process development and new product introduction activities
Good understanding of process capability, quality standards and right-first-time manufacturing
Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
The ability to train and mentor others within a moulding environment
Excellent communication skills and a hands-on approach to continuous improvement
The application process:
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About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client.Whether you're seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you'll find us easy to deal with.Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales.Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment.With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
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