• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across injection moulding machinery
• Fault finding across electrical and mechanical systems
• Maintaining ancillary equipment including conveyors and regrind systems
• Supporting and developing preventative maintenance schedules
• Managing and maintaining critical spare parts stock
• Recording all maintenance activity and machine performance data
• Working closely with production and process teams to reduce downtime
• Supporting continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with health & safety standards

• Time-served or recognised engineering qualification (apprenticeship / HNC)
• Multi-skilled with both electrical and mechanical capability
• Experience within a manufacturing environment (plastics or injection moulding advantageous)
• Strong fault-finding ability across machinery, pneumatics and automation
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

• PLC experience (Mitsubishi / Allen Bradley)
• Robotics exposure (ABB, KUKA, Staubli)

• Salary £34,000 – £42,000 (inclusive of shift premium)
• Monday to Friday shift pattern, no weekends
• Stable, well-run manufacturing environment
• Ongoing training and development

• Carrying out validation of products, materials and components
• Reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications
• Supporting root cause analysis and problem-solving activities
• Analysing quality data to identify trends and issues
• Creating and maintaining inspection procedures and SOPs
• Supporting and coordinating QC Technicians and Inspectors
• Ensuring all inspection and testing data is accurately recorded
• Maintaining calibration of measuring equipment
• Supporting audits and compliance with quality systems

• Experience within a manufacturing quality environment
• Strong understanding of inspection and testing methodologies
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• High attention to detail and strong communication skills
• Data-driven and methodical in approach

• CMM experience
• Six Sigma / 5S knowledge
• ISO 9001 experience

• Salary £33,000 – £35,000
• Structured, hands-on quality role
• Opportunity to develop and progress

• Leading, managing and developing the QC team
• Ensuring compliance with ISO standards and quality systems
• Driving root cause analysis and corrective action activities
• Managing NCR processes and defect handling
• Monitoring KPIs and reporting performance to senior management
• Supporting production teams to improve quality and reduce scrap
• Driving continuous improvement across the business
• Managing customer quality communication
• Supporting wider business quality strategy

• Proven experience in a quality leadership role within manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality systems
• Experience managing teams and driving performance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Confident communicator across all levels

• Lean / Six Sigma
• Plastics manufacturing experience
• ERP systems experience (e.g. SAP)

• Salary £42,000 – £45,000
• Leadership role with real influence
• Opportunity to shape and improve the quality function

Injection Mould Toolmaker 

Pay & Package

• £41,540.34 – £45,798.23 per annum, depending on experience
• Paid overtime
• Stable, long-term role within a well-established manufacturing business
• Proper training and support during induction
• A professional environment where good engineering is respected

Shift Pattern

• Monday to Thursday: 7:00am – 5:00pm
• Friday: 7:00am – 3:00pm
• Overtime available and often required, including weekends (paid accordingly)

Initial training period:

• Three months on day shift to ensure full familiarity with tools, processes, and standards

The Role

If you’re a proper Toolmaker who takes pride in doing things the right way, this one’s worth your time. My client is a long-established, high-volume injection moulding manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, stability and investment in people. We’re supporting them in their search with the intention to strengthen the well Established Toolroom with an experienced Injection Moulding Toolmaker to support day-shift operations.This is a hands-on, workshop-led role. You’ll be trusted to crack on, diagnose issues properly, and keep production running smoothly. No micromanagement. No drama. Just solid engineering. As an Injection Moulding Toolmaker, you’ll be responsible for the full spectrum of toolroom activity, supporting both planned work and reactive breakdowns across a busy injection moulding environment.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Maintenance, repair, modification, and fault diagnosis of injection mould tools
• Hands-on work with manual centre lathes, milling machines, surface grinding, and universal grinding
• Supporting production with hot runner systems, including strip-downs and fault finding
• Diagnosing tooling issues directly on the shop floor and implementing effective, lasting fixes
• Tool improvements to enhance reliability, cycle time, and part quality
• Completing planned toolroom work when breakdowns are under control
• Working safely, accurately, and methodically at all times

This is a low-supervision environment. You’ll be expected to manage your workload sensibly, prioritise tasks, and keep things moving without being chased.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be someone who:

• Is a fully versatile Toolmaker with strong manual machining skills
• Has solid experience in an injection moulding environment
• Is confident working independently and taking responsibility
• Can be relied upon to keep standards high even when no one’s watching
• Approaches problems logically and fixes them properly, not temporarily

Essential:

• Proven experience with manual lathes, milling, surface grinding, and universal grinding
• Strong understanding of injection mould tools and tooling diagnostics
• A self-motivated, reliable, and trustworthy work ethic

Desirable:

• Recognised apprenticeship in Toolmaking or Mechanical Engineering
• Formal trade qualifications (although full training will be provided where required)
• Experience with hot runner systems in a production setting

Why this company

This company isn't about short-term fixes or firefighting forever. It’s about building reliability, investing in people, and running a toolroom that supports production properly. If you want a role where your skills actually matter and where turning up and doing a good job is recognised, this is it. If you’re a Toolmaker who still believes in doing things properly, get in touch with 5S Recruitment for an initial screening.

• Salary: £40,000 – £55,000 depending on experience
• Monday to Friday, days-based role
• Opportunity to work in a structured, quality-focused manufacturing environment

My client, a well-established and growing manufacturing business, is looking to recruit an Engineering Project Manager to support the delivery of engineering projects across a busy, quality-driven production environment. This is a customer-facing role with a strong focus on New Product Introduction (NPI), Engineering Change, and project coordination across multiple departments. This is not a passive project role. You will be expected to drive activity, chase progress, and keep projects moving forward in a hands-on, accountable way.

The Role of Project Manager 

As Engineering Project Manager, you will take full ownership of engineering projects from initial concept through to successful release into production. You will act as the central point of coordination between internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring all elements of the project are delivered on time, to specification, and in line with quality requirements. You will be heavily involved in NPI activity, engineering changes, and tooling-related projects, ensuring clear communication, strong stakeholder management, and consistent progress across all workstreams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, managing, and delivering engineering projects in line with customer and business requirements
• Owning and maintaining project timelines, ensuring milestones and deliverables are achieved
• Driving progress by actively following up with internal teams, suppliers, and customers
• Managing New Product Introduction (NPI) processes from concept through to production release
• Coordinating cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain
• Leading regular project review meetings and maintaining clear action tracking
• Managing Engineering Change processes, ensuring timely review, approval, and implementation
• Supporting tooling projects including repair, modification, and coordination with toolrooms and suppliers
• Acting as the main customer-facing engineering contact, providing clear and proactive updates
• Ensuring all technical, documentation, and quality requirements are completed prior to production release
• Supporting quotation and technical review processes where required

The Ideal Candidate for the role of Project Manager 

This role requires a strong engineering project professional who understands manufacturing environments and can manage multiple projects simultaneously without losing control of detail or pace. You will need to be confident working across departments, comfortable challenging stakeholders, and capable of keeping projects moving in fast-paced production environments.

Key requirements of a Project Manager:

• Proven experience managing engineering projects within manufacturing or technical production environments
• Strong experience with NPI and Engineering Change processes
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing multiple project timelines
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive accountability
• Confident customer-facing communication and relationship management
• Experience working within structured quality systems (ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 desirable)
• Strong organisational skills with clear documentation and reporting capability
• Engineering qualification (HND or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Experience within injection moulding or plastics manufacturing
• Exposure to tooling projects or toolroom coordination
• Familiarity with ERP systems for project or engineering tracking
• Formal project management qualification (e.g. APM)

About 5S Recruitment Limited

5S Recruitment Limited are a specialist engineering and manufacturing recruiter, operating as a one-man-band with over 16 years’ experience within the plastics and wider manufacturing sector. I focus on quality over quantity, working closely with both clients and candidates to deliver the right fit rather than just filling roles. If you’re looking for a recruiter who understands the technical detail and actually stays involved throughout the process, you’re in the right place.

Location: Warrington
Shift Pattern: Rotating Shifts
Reporting to: Process Manager / Technical Director
Date: May 2026

Shifts:

Days – 06:42 – 15:00
Afternoons – 15:42 – 23:00
Nights – 22:42 – 07:00

5S Recruitment are working with a well-established and highly respected manufacturing business within the plastics sector who are actively seeking to recruit an experienced Moulding Technician to support their growing production and technical team. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Injection Moulding Technician or experienced Moulding Technician to join a fast-paced and technically driven manufacturing environment where process stability, quality standards and continuous improvement are heavily valued. The successful Moulding Technician will play a key role across production, tooling support, machine start-ups, process optimisation and technical problem-solving activities whilst working closely alongside Process Engineers, Toolmakers and Production personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out mould changes, mould mounting and mould setup activities safely and efficiently in line with production requirements.
• Piping moulds including water, hydraulics and associated services ready for production and sampling activities.
• Supporting process optimisation activities with a strong focus on cycle time improvements, scrap reduction and process consistency.
• Restarting injection moulding machines, robots and automation systems following stoppages and documenting downtime causes accurately.
• Purging screws and barrels in accordance with company purging procedures and work instructions.
• Supporting validation activities involving moulds, equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Working closely with Toolmakers, Quality Engineers, Process Engineers and Production staff to resolve technical and processing issues.
• Assisting with tooling trials, process development work and sampling requirements where required.
• Completing routine process checks throughout shift with a strong emphasis on machine performance, quality standards and production outputs.
• Carrying out basic robot and core programming following internal training and competency sign-off.
• Monitoring machine performance and escalating recurring faults or process concerns appropriately.
• Carrying out basic maintenance and troubleshooting activities on peripheral and ancillary equipment including dryers, temperature controllers and conveyors.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities across the moulding department to improve efficiency, reduce downtime and improve overall manufacturing performance.
• Maintaining high housekeeping and 5S standards across the production environment.
• Ensuring all work is completed in line with company Health & Safety procedures and safe systems of work.
• Supporting close team-working activities across production and technical departments.
• Completing any additional duties as reasonably requested by Company Management.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Moulding Technician, Injection Moulding Setter, Injection Moulding Technician or Process Technician within an injection moulding environment.
• Strong understanding of injection moulding processes, machine start-ups and technical troubleshooting activities.
• Experience carrying out mould changes and process adjustments within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with robots, automation and ancillary equipment would be advantageous.
• A proactive and hands-on approach towards manufacturing and technical problem solving.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Flexible attitude towards rotating shifts and manufacturing demands.
• Positive attitude towards continuous improvement, process optimisation and operational performance.
• This Moulding Technician opportunity would suit an experienced Injection Moulding Technician looking to join a stable and forward-thinking manufacturing business offering long-term stability, technical involvement and the opportunity to become a key member of the moulding department.

About 5S Recruitment Limited

5S Recruitment Limited specialise in the supply of technical and engineering professionals across the plastics, manufacturing and production sectors throughout the UK. With over 16 years of specialist recruitment experience, we pride ourselves on delivering a quality-over-quantity approach and building long-term working partnerships with both clients and candidates alike.

Location: Warrington
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience 
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Medical Devices / Injection Moulding / Plastics Manufacturing

5S Recruitment are working with a well-established and growing medical device manufacturer in Warrington seeking an experienced Technical Moulding Manager to join their technical and manufacturing leadership team. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly technical Technical Moulding Manager with strong medical device injection moulding experience to take ownership of validated moulding processes within a regulated ISO 13485 manufacturing environment. The successful Technical Moulding Manager will be responsible for process ownership, optimisation, validation support, technician leadership and continuous improvement across injection moulding operations producing critical medical device components. This role would suit an experienced Process Manager, Senior Process Engineer, Moulding Manager or Technical Manager with strong hands-on injection moulding process knowledge and previous exposure to medical or highly regulated manufacturing environments.

Key responsibilities of the Technical Moulding Manager 

• Own and maintain injection moulding processes in line with ISO 13485 requirements
• Ensure all moulding processes operate within validated process windows
• Control process changes through formal change control procedures
• Lead process development, optimisation and continuous improvement activities
• Support DOE activities and process window development
• Improve process capability, scrap reduction, yield and manufacturing efficiency
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ and PPQ validation activities
• Monitor ongoing process performance and stability
• Lead corrective actions relating to process drift and technical issues
• Line-manage and support the development of Moulding Technicians alongside the Process Manager
• Ensure process training and authorisation controls are maintained
• Maintain controlled process documentation and approved manufacturing standards
• Lead root cause investigations and CAPA activities relating to process non-conformances
• Work closely with NPI, Tooling, Quality and Operations teams
• Support smooth handover from NPI into serial production
• Act as primary customer contact for injection moulding-related programme activities
• Support internal, customer and regulatory audits
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across moulding operations

Requirements

• Previous medical device injection moulding experience
• Strong understanding of ISO 13485 environments
• Hands-on injection moulding process optimisation experience
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience within technical moulding teams
• Experience supporting validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQ or PPQ
• Strong root cause analysis and CAPA experience
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Desirable

• Engineering or polymer qualification
• DOE experience
• Clean room manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of scientific moulding or process monitoring systems

What’s on offer

• Opportunity to join a growing medical device manufacturer in Warrington
• Highly technical and process-driven manufacturing environment
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Collaborative engineering and quality-focused culture
• Competitive salary and benefits package

About 5S Recruitment Limited

5S Recruitment Limited are specialist engineering and manufacturing recruiters with over 16 years of plastics and injection moulding recruitment experience across the UK. We support manufacturers across injection moulding, tooling, quality, technical and maintenance functions with a quality-over-quantity approach built around industry knowledge and long-term partnerships.

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Depending on Experience 
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Medical Devices / Injection Moulding / Tooling / Manufacturing

5S Recruitment are working with a highly respected and growing medical device manufacturer seeking an experienced Project Manager (Medical Device Tooling & Injection Moulding) to join their expanding technical and NPI team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Project Manager (Medical Device Tooling & Injection Moulding) to manage complex tooling and NPI programmes within a regulated ISO 13485 manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering medical device tooling projects from customer handover through to full serial production release. The business operates within a fast-paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment and is seeking a Project Manager (Medical Device Tooling & Injection Moulding) with strong communication, planning and cross-functional coordination experience.

Key responsibilities

• Manage medical device tooling and injection moulding projects from handover through to production release
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and milestone trackers
• Coordinate tooling, metrology, process engineering, quality, operations and supply chain activities
• Lead project meetings, technical reviews and customer updates
• Coordinate tooling manufacture, tool trials, steel-safe reviews and process optimisation activities
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ and PPQ validation activities
• Support FAI activities and process capability studies
• Manage project risk registers and escalate issues where required
• Ensure all changes are controlled through formal change management processes
• Maintain accurate project documentation and audit-ready records
• Act as the primary customer contact throughout assigned programmes
• Support internal, customer and regulatory audits where required

Requirements

• Previous experience within medical device project management
• Strong understanding of ISO 13485 regulated manufacturing environments
• Injection moulding and/or tooling exposure
• Experience managing tooling development and NPI programmes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience supporting validation activities including IQ/OQ/PQ
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously within demanding timelines

Desirable

• Engineering or manufacturing qualification
• Experience within clean room or regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of medical device validation and compliance processes

What’s on offer

• Long-term opportunity within a growing medical device manufacturer
• Technically interesting tooling and NPI projects
• Stable and supportive engineering environment
• Opportunity to work across tooling, injection moulding, validation and customer-facing project activities
• Competitive salary and benefits package

About 5S Recruitment Limited

5S Recruitment Limited are a specialist engineering and manufacturing recruiter with over 16 years of plastics and injection moulding recruitment experience across the UK. We work closely with manufacturers across injection moulding, tooling, quality, maintenance and technical operations, offering a quality-over-quantity approach built around long-term relationships and industry knowledge.