Material Handler-Labourer Shop Floor Assistant

MATERIAL HANDLER / SHOP FLOOR ASSISTANT

We are an Injection Moulding company, seeking an enthusiastic individuals to join our team!

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 7am - 5.30pm

Supply and Control, Raw materials, packaging and sundries to Plastic moulding machines, and manufacturing areas. Ensure raw materials are prepared and available to meet production schedule. Assist in the removal and clean-up of raw material after production run is complete.

Full Training will be given to the right Candidate. And there are opportunities to progress into more skilled roles.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of workstations prior to starting production.
• Bring raw material to press locations for colour changes and mould changes
• Stage materials in dryers several hours before mould changes, reducing downtime.
• Identify all materials that have been staged for production.
• Ensure that raw material supplies including concentrates for each workstation scheduled on the shift stay full.
• Return any unused or not needed material back to stores and assist with workstation clean up
• Notify technicians and quarantine any material that is contaminated and/or questionable.
• Control the movement and correct labelling of scrap from machines.
• Set up grinders to reclaim scrap and oversee the grinding of scrap materials.
• Move aux. equipment to the machines when needed and away when not needed.
• Assist in mould set ups
• Maintain filters, dryers, drying ovens, vacuum stations and grinders.
• Assist with inventory preparation and counting.
• Lead machine clean-up efforts ensuring that raw materials will not be damaged or contaminated.
• Supply production operatives with required packaging
• Transportation and storage of finished product.
• Machine Minding and Operating
• General warehousing duties

Advantageous Skills and Experience.

• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Forklift truck licence
• Plastic Material Knowledge
• Injection Moulding Experience

Additional Notes

• The above job description is a broadly-based description and is not intended to contain all specifics of a particular job. This description is not a contract for employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £13.50 per hour

Work Location: In person