Mould Operator

Amphenol Corporation; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interconnect company in Whitstable is seeking a production operator to support the manufacturing of moulded components. The role includes mixing materials, operating mould machines, and ensuring product quality through inspections. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and experience with machinery settings. This position offers a chance to grow in a well-established company known for its innovative approaches in the aerospace and military industries.

Qualifications

• Experience with mixing and milling materials to specified instructions.
• Ability to operate injection and compression mould machines.
• Attention to detail for quality inspection and adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Support production of moulded components as per business needs.
• Ensure correct tooling and machine settings for quality moulding.
• Perform inspections during production to maintain quality standards.

Job description

Amphenol Ltd - Whitstable, Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Friday 19 December 2025 at 06:00

The Company:
With innovation and engineering at the heart of our business, Amphenol Ltd (ALTD) has been at the forefront of using the latest technologies and practices for over 50 years to meet the needs of interconnection in a variety of applications. As part of the Amphenol Corporation - a leading global interconnect Fortune 500 specialist company, ALTD is continuing to grow and significantly investing in the future.
Based in Whitstable Kent, ALTD has maintained its status as a market leader in the Aerospace and Military industries and growth targets remain on track as part of our strategic plan. With c230 employees across a wide range of disciplines, our end-to-end manufacturing capabilities provide endless opportunities for our employees to grow their career and professional experiences.
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The Vacancy:

Purpose of the role

To support the business with the production of moulded components in line with the business needs and processes.

Duties and responsibilities

• Mixes and mills mould materials – this involves the mixing of a variety of ingredients to a detailed process instruction, ensuring batch traceability and mixture of material is correct at all times.
• Manually loads and sets bolsters/tools in machines ensuring correct tooling is used and tooling is in good condition prior to use.
• Sets parameters of machine to ensure quality moulding, these typically include time, temperature, injection rates etc.
• Performs setting of machine with given standard process time.
• Produces first off components and carries out inspection of parts ensuring parts conform to quality standards, specs and drawings.
• Operates both injection and compression mould machines – this involves the manual loading and unloading of tools and components from machines, plus the loading of hoppers with raw material or preparation of material slugs.
• Will carry out inspection during production run in line with “in process inspection“ practice to ensure product quality is maintained.
• Makes adjustments to settings if required during production run.
• Ensures tools are correctly managed during production run by means of good cleaning, use of release agents etc.
• Alerts and liases with toolroom in case of tool failure.