Skilled setter role with double day shifts, moulding machinery, troubleshooting and nearly £35k equivalent.

Moulding Setter Operator

Double Day Shifts | Rotating Weekly
Hours: 06:00 to 14:00 one week, 14:00 to 22:00 the following week
Location: Skipton (BD23)
Salary: Starting at £16.78 per hour, equivalent to around £34,902 per year based on 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, full-time

About FILTROX Carlson

FILTROX Carlson is an established manufacturer of specialist filtration products used across industries including food and drink, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

The Skipton team works in a structured manufacturing environment where quality, accuracy and safe working are central to the role.

What’s on offer

• Permanent, full-time role
• Regular double day shift pattern
• One week 06:00 to 14:00, following week 14:00 to 22:00
• Starting rate of £16.78 per hour
• Around £34,902 per year based on 40 hours per week
• Skilled hands-on role within an established manufacturing business
• Opportunity to work with moulding machines, automation and specialist filtration products
• A role where your setting, troubleshooting and machine knowledge will make a real difference

What you’ll be doing

As a Moulding Setter Operator, you’ll help ensure moulding machines and automation run efficiently, while supporting safe, smooth and consistent production.

Duties will include:

• Setting and operating injection moulding machines and associated equipment
• Loading and unloading mould tools safely and efficiently
• Troubleshooting machine or process issues in a timely and logical way
• Keeping machines and automation running to the required standard
• Carrying out first-off and last-off checks
• Inspecting parts and ensuring sampling is completed in line with quality requirements
• Checking that the correct materials are being used
• Completing paperwork and production documentation accurately and on time
• Supporting smooth shift-to-shift handovers
• Carrying out weekly machinery safety checks
• Maintaining good housekeeping and working to 5S standards
• Following SOPs, work instructions and health and safety procedures

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced with injection moulding machines and associated equipment
• Confident setting, operating and troubleshooting machinery
• Methodical in their approach to problem solving
• Able to follow SOPs, work instructions and quality standards
• Reliable, practical and comfortable working rotating double day shifts
• Quality-focused with good attention to detail
• Able to communicate clearly with peers and management
• Flexible, safety-conscious and willing to support production demands

A forklift truck licence or similar would be useful, and basic injection moulding machine maintenance experience would be an advantage.

Why apply?

This is a skilled manufacturing role with more responsibility than a standard operator position, offering a strong hourly rate, regular double day shifts and the chance to work with specialist moulding machinery and automation.

If you enjoy keeping machines running properly, solving issues and taking ownership of quality, this is a strong opportunity to join an established specialist manufacturer.

Apply now

If you’re looking for a stable skilled manufacturing role where your moulding and machine-setting experience will be valued, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV.

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. We are not accepting agency introductions for this role.

Alternative job titles may include: Moulding Setter, Injection Moulding Setter, Machine Setter, Machine Setter Operator, Moulding Technician, Production Technician, Manufacturing Technician, Process Operator,

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