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Evening Setter / Technician

Location: Leicester

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: Mon -Thu 15:00 -23:00, Fri 13:30 - 20:00

Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 + Bonus 

Responsibilities - Evening Setter / Technician

Set up injection moulding jobs: fit and start tools, perform tool change
Conduct first-off quality checks to confirm components meet specification
Ensure machines are correctly prepared for production runs
Work with existing setup sheets and follow process documentation
Collaborate with quality & maintenance to resolve tooling/machine issues
Maintain high standards of machine cleanliness, tooling condition, and safety
Requirements - Evening Setter / Technician

Previous experience as a setter or technician in injection moulding / tool setting
Proficient in performing first-Off checks and interpreting quality specs
Comfortable doing tool changes, fitting, and starting tools
Good knowledge of plastics (varieties, behaviour in moulding)
Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently during evening shifts
Must be reliable and able to follow process documentation
Benefits - Evening Setter / Technician

Competitive salary £32,000 - £36,000 plus one month's bonus
Fixed hours with good work/life balance
Working with new Arburg machines up to 200T, high tech equipment
Part of a technical, supportive team
Opportunity to build specialist knowledge in precision moulding with many material varieties 

For further details, please contact Kieren Provis on (phone number removed), or email  

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