Injection Moulding Supervisor in Wrexham

Salary

BASIC SALARY: £32,000

Benefits

• 20% Shift Allowance
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Reduced gym memberships
• Health cashback scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised on-site canteen
• Circa 20 Fridays off per year

Location

You’ll be working from our office based in Wrexham.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Wrexham, Chester, Deeside, Oswestry, Ellesmere, Whitchurch, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Mold, Rhyl, Nantwich, Runcorn, Liverpool

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for an Injection Moulding Supervisor to lead a small team within a high-volume moulding department. You will take responsibility for day-to-day shift operations, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and health & safety requirements are consistently met. This is a hands-on role, combining technical injection moulding expertise with people leadership and continuous improvement responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting and optimising injection moulding machines ranging from 10 to 650 tonne
• Conducting mould tool trials and driving process optimisation
• Carrying out first-line maintenance on moulding machines, ancillary equipment, and tooling
• Ensuring quality checks are completed and parts meet customer specifications
• Driving 6S, CIT, and Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensuring production schedules, OEE targets, and shift KPIs are achieved
• Leading, training, and developing shift staff
• Ensuring all health & safety regulations, moulding procedures, and systems are adhered to

Person Specification

• Experience with plastic processing machinery (advantageous but not essential – full training provided)
• Knowledge of engineering polymers
• Experience programming CNC 3-axis and pick-and-place robots
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• NVQ Level 3 in Polymer Processing or PTL Level 3 (desirable)
• Proven leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working within a shift-based manufacturing environment
• HNC level or above in an engineering discipline (desirable)

About the Company

We manufacture top of the range products from office printers to industrial machining centres. We have won awards for our carbon neutral recycling facilities in Europe. We invest in our staff and promote growth within our business.

Prospects

As an international business, we offer the opportunity to work across the globe and support progression within the company.

Apply

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Injection Moulding Technician, Injection Moulding Setter, Moulding Supervisor, Plastics Technician, Manufacturing Supervisor, polymer processing, injection moulding machines (10-650 tonne), engineering polymers, CNC programming, pick-and-place robotics, quality-led manufacturing, shift-based production environments.

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