Loadhog Moulding Technician

Moulding Technician

Due to continued growth we are looking for a fulltime moulding technician to join our team. The role will be based at our head office in Sheffield and is a fantastic opportunity for a thorough hardworking person to join our growing business.

Reporting to the moulding manager this is a fulltime and permanent position. The working hours will be a 4 on 4 off 12hour shift pattern. You will work 4days on 6am6pmthenfourdays off followed by4 days on 6pm6am then 4days off. However you will occasionally be required to work around the needs of the business and therefore a flexible cando attitude is essential.

Who are Loadhog

Loadhog is a multiawardwinning company that designs and manufactures returnable packaging solutions for a diverse range of industries including manufacturing postal and retail. Our employeeowned business is highly entrepreneurial with all employees joining the company purchasing shares thereby creating employee engagement individual wealth and a strong team spirit.

With headquarters in Sheffield United Kingdom along with sites in Europe and USA we are known for our marketleading RTP innovations. We continue to invest in new products and manufacturing capacity with a target to deliver 25 of our turnover from products that are less than five years old.

What is the role

You will ensure the efficient running of machines ensuring production and quality targets are met whilst maintaining the housekeeping standards of the business. The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• giving written and verbal handovers to the other shifts and the wider team.

• safely performing tool changes on various moulding machines.

• operating injection moulding machines to meet production targets.

• performing quality control tasks according to cycle of control to ensure products conform to customer specifications; taking full responsibility for accurate and timely checks.

• accurately recording downtime and s through the Gemba system.

• ensuring all paper records are uptodate and accurate.

• carrying out tool/material trials as requested.

• hanging of tools in machines and connecting all required auxiliaries.

• efficient starting of production runs
• operating material conveyance system and chiller systems.

• conducting colour/material changes.

• maintaining optimum production on all machines by minimising downtime and s production.

• ensuring production targets are met or improved where possible (cycle times).

• responding to production/quality issues raised by audits or team members.
  
  
• Supporting continuous improvement (kaizen system) design develop and implementation of ideas.

• Maintaining the housekeeping standards of the department.

Who you are

The successful candidate should have the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience in an injection moulding role.

• Experience with Engel injection moulding machines preferred.

• Familiarity with Viper 3axis robots and Kuka 6 Axis robots.
  

• Experience with machinery sizes ranging from 100t1700t.

• Mechanical and electrical experience advantageous.
  

• Ability to read diagrams technical drawings and manuals.
  

• Strong awareness of health and safety requirements.

• Awareness of quality standards and their relevance in manufacturing.
  

• Excellent communicator verbal and written.

• Excellent time management.
  

• Willingness to train and develop across additional technologies.

• Committed to developing personal skills and abilities.

• Good at managing interpersonal relationships.

• Able to work under pressure.

In line with Loadhogs core values you will work with integrity and professionalism have the passion to do your very best and a sense of ownership of both the role and the business. Innovation will be at your core as you bring new ideas and ways of working to the team and you will be unafraid to challenge both yourself and others. You will have an ability to engage with and energize people at all levels of the business and work as a team with colleagues to make Loadhog an amazing place to work. Finally you will be committed to supporting our local community to have fun and make positive changes.

What we offer

The benefits package includes a competitive basic salary and 15 noncontributory pension as well as life assurance private medical cover permanent health insurance a share purchase scheme and a gym membership.

Get in touch

To apply applicants should submit their CV along with a covering letter explaining reasons for applying via the following link: for applications: 11^th April 2025

A polite note for recruitment agencies:We do not accept applicants from recruitment agencies. If we do need support we will be in touch!