Process Technician

Process Technician

We are recruiting for a permanent Process Technician for our Banbury based client. Your role will be to optimise and maintain the safe and efficient operation of mould production processes to ensure consistent quality and on-time delivery. Working closely with tool changers, production teams, and support functions, the role focuses on identifying process inefficiencies and proposing improvements to enhance plant performance. It promotes a collaborative, team-based environment, ensures accurate and timely administration, and provides technical expertise to support continuous improvement. The role also involves leading the tool change team with a right-first-time approach, aligning with production priorities and plans, setting up new processes for new or first-time tooling, and driving SMED activities to reduce tool change times.

As a Process Technician, you will need to have/be:

An understanding of injection mould tools and how they work

Good team worker

Self-motivated and focussed, with a 'hands on' flexible attitude

Ability to work under pressure on own initiative

Strong attention span with a good eye for detail

Able to follow formal procedures

Manual dexterity

Good communication skills

5+ years processing and a good knowledge of cascade injection

Good literacy & numeracy skills

Good analytical skills.

MAFACT processes and principals (internal training).

must be able to work using their own initiative, and be able to liaise with other functions and departments at all levels within the company.

Ability to identify different colours of products (i.e. Ishihara).Details:

Salary: £47, 000

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, 3 shift rotation

Monday to Friday 7.00am - 3.00pm

Monday to Friday 3.00pm - 11.00pm

Sunday to Thursday 11.00pm - 7.00am

Location: Banbury (fully onsite)

Duration: PermanentRole of Process Technician:

Lead and motivate the tool change team, promoting a right-first-time and continuous improvement culture

Ensure a safe, healthy, and compliant working environment at all times

Optimise existing production processes to achieve best-in-class cycle times, quality, and reliability

Identify and support opportunities to improve current equipment or introduce new equipment to enhance manufacturing processes

Drive improvements in housekeeping through effective, standardised processes

Carry out random audits of the tool change process to ensure standard practices are followed, including checks for oil and water leaks, cycle times, and water flow

Support and advise production start-ups where issues or deviations arise

Accurately record all process changes on log sheets to ensure full traceability and support ongoing analysis

Support the "three deviation" rule and participate in validation activities

Support lock-out processes for optimised systems (e.g. EOAT and robot programmes), ensuring root causes are addressed rather than short-term fixes

Conduct and support risk assessments in line with company and legislative requirements

Support and participate in trials for new product ranges and processes

Maintain documented evidence of process trials to validate and standardise optimised processes

Review the system to identify processes requiring assessment or improvement

Update, publish, and maintain process standard conditions as required

Attend toolmaker trials and internal meetings to review tooling plans, progress, and performance as requiredBenefits of working as a Process Technician:

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Share scheme

Employee assist program

Free on-site parking

Pension scheme

Workwear

Company Share Participation Scheme