Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Telford, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
As an Injection Moulding Setter , where you'll be responsible for setting up and processing orders efficiently. You’ll maintain quality and safety standards while continually improving work processes.
Responsibilities
- Install and secure moulds in injection moulding presses.
- Set up machine parameters and process parts to specifications.
- Inspect sample parts for accuracy and troubleshoot process issues.
- Record specifications and maintain setting sheets.
- Ensure a clean and organized work area focused on safety and efficiency.
- Adhere to company policies and perform additional tasks as needed.
Requirements
What it takes
- Essential: Previous setting experience in plastics manufacturing (e.g. processing, set ups)
- Advantageous: Licensed to operate material handling equipment, including overhead crane and FLT
- Proficient in using hand and power tools safely.
- Skilled with measuring instruments and basic arithmetic.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Punctuality, good attendance, and strong attention to detail required.
Benefits
- Growth-oriented company with a focus on your development journey through regular feedback and discussions.
- Open and welcoming corporate culture globally.
- Extensive e-learning platform with 300+ training courses and on-site sessions, including internal leadership training
- Onsite car parking, bicycle storage, and convenient public transport links.
- Newly built canteen with free hot drinks.
- Employee Discount scheme with savings across thousands of UK retailers.
- Employee wellbeing culture with mental health support, wellbeing portal, and psychologist assistance.
- Monetary-based Reward Schemes for recognition, referrals, anniversaries, and life events.
- 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract with regular breaks - rotating early and late shift pattern - 6am-2pm then 2pm-10pm
- 25 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays, increasing with length of service.
- Life insurance policy for eligible employees – 4 x base salary
What to expect in the hiring process
Alignment call
Kick-off with an initial screening with one Talent Acquisition Partners, not really an interview, but the chance to learn more about how we do things, our process and a chance for you to ask all the things you want to know
Interview
A deeper dive into the role, what we're looking for the hiring manager and you to get to know one another
Further interviews
We always try to streamline our recruitment process as much as possible but may sometimes need to carry out further interviews. This may be to meet other members of the team or more senior employees. It may also be an opportunity to see the site or working area
- Role:
- Injection Moulding Setter
Company profile
Protolabs
protolabs.comProtolabs is a digital manufacturing company that provides rapid prototyping and on-demand production services for companies across every industry. It offers injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing and sheet metal fabrication, with online quotes and free design analysis, and it runs Protolabs Network, a global network of manufacturing partners. Founded in 1999, the company used software that automated manufacturing to cut the time needed to produce molded prototypes, and it holds certifications such as ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 and AS9100D.
- Company Size
- 1,000 - 5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Maple Plain, Minnesota, United StatesMedina, Minnesota, United States
- Founded
- 1999
- Founders
- Larry Lukis
- Funding Stage
- Public
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Protolabs Reports Robotics Revenue More Than Doubled in First Half of 2026
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