Machine Technician

ALPLA INC.; Golborne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging manufacturer in Golborne, UK, is seeking a Machine Technician to ensure optimal operation of moulding machines. Responsibilities include performing quality checks, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a smooth production process. Candidates should have mechanical or electrical engineering experience and a proactive attitude. Benefits include life assurance, pension contributions, and access to various employee perks.

Benefits

Generous pension contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Christmas vouchers

Discounts through PerkBox

Long service awards

Subsidised onsite canteen

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a fast-paced manufacturing/production environment.
• Mechanical background or training/qualifications.
• Reliability and self-motivation are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure moulding machines and equipment are in good running order.
• Conduct regular quality checks on production.
• Adjust and clean parts of moulding machines as necessary.

Skills

Mechanical or Electrical engineering experience

Experience in fast-paced manufacturing

Excellent communication skills

Team working skills

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

Golborne / Warrington / United Kingdom /Production & Manufacturing/Full time

We currently have an opportunity within our Machine Technician team at our Golborne UK base plant (WA3) – working on Stretch Blow Moulding machinery and equipment

To ensure that the moulding machines run to the specification established by the Technician Department and that the containers are produced to the customers agreed specification – also a focus on minimizing downtime and scrap levels.

Tasks & responsibilities:

• To ensure that moulding machines and ancillary equipment are in good running order. To report any defects to supervision and carry out any remedial work as instructed by supervision which is within the technician's level of competence
• To ensure that product arriving at the packing station is to an acceptable quality standards - This involves regular checks on the quality of production, both for visual faults and weight and filling in correctly all relevant paperwork
• To remove, clean, refit, realign or carry out other necessary adjustments to parts of moulding machines which are within the level of competence of the technician. This to include work on heads, tooling, blowpins, blades, and ancillary equipment.
• To ensure that raw material supplies are constant by changing over bins. To report to supervision if a fresh bin in usable condition is not available by the machine before a problem is created on the machine
• To ensure that the moulding machines, ancillary equipment and the immediate work area are maintained to a high standard of housekeeping and cleanliness at all times

What makes you great

Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working within a fast-paced manufacturing/production environment
• Must have Mechanical or Electrical engineering experience (Relevant qualification preferred)
• Previous experience of operating/running machinery – training provided on specific ALPLA machinery
• Exposure to plastic manufacturing process would be advantageous but not essential

Your profile- we are interested in applicants who are:

• Reliable, self-motivated with a desire to grow with us
• Proactive, methodical and safe working methods
• Excellent communication and team working skills
• Proven experience of working well in a team environment
• Mechanical background or training / qualifications

What you can expect working with us

Shift Basis – (Rotating Days & Nights 12 hour shifts)
(Generous pension contributions, Life Assurance, Employee Christmas vouchers, PerkBox – High Street brand discounts, Long service awards, Subsidised onsite canteen)

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue-chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 45 countries.

Additional Information:

• Full Training package provided
• Free uniform and PPE
• Great rates of pay and overtime opportunity's
• Free parking on site
• Life assurance from day one
• Company Pension scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Christmas vouchers for you and your children
• Long service awards
• Christmas Shutdown

Our new perk box offering a wealth of benefits such as: -

• Money off purchases such as food, drink, cinema, tickets, clothing, and homeware and so much more
• A number of freebies across the perk box site, such as free coffees
• Online access to free exercise and yoga classes with 24/7 access to qualified therapists

Contact Nathan Turtington to discuss these opportunities with ALPLA UK.

Unit 9 Stonecross Business Park, Yew Tree Way