Process Technician in Tamworth, United Kingdom

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees.)

Process Technician is a hands-on technical professional responsible for monitoring, operating, troubleshooting and improving manufacturing/production processes to ensure efficiency, safety and product quality.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday - 08:00-16:30

As a Process Technician at IPL you will:

· New tool installations,

· Commissioning of equipment

· Test and develop new and existing moulds.

· Ancillary equipment set up and optimization

· Assigned Projects

· Developing and training processing standard parameters

· Improving process performance by achieving and maintaining optimum production efficiencies.

· Cycle time adherence

· Quality / SPC set up and process monitoring

· Daily reports

· Standard Processing conditions

· To assist in the training of Shift Process Staff where required,

· To include but not limited to

o Changeover Preparation, Mould Changes, Colour Changes, Material Changes, Insert Changes, Version Changes

· To drive Continuous Improvement activities through problem solving and lean techniques

· To act as a Trial Champion including but not limited to,

o Mould, Process, Product, Material, Additive & Equipment

o Creating and updating standard documentation ensuring this is available for all products

· To work with setting department to ensure,

o Installation & start up of moulds in accordance with all good practices and to hand to production in optimum performance status.

o Carrying out all qualification requirements for each product

o Deliver hard copies of processing, set up, tooling, service, robot set

What you will bring to the role:

• Previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment

• Mechanical appreciation with experience using most types of hand tools

• Computer Literate

• Numerate and Literate

• Attention to detail

• Knowledge of Health and Safety signs

• Ability to follow instructions

• Ability to work as part of a team.

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to continuously improve the way they work.

• Must be professional and confidential in dealing with all employees, and have the ability to deal with difficult situations calmly and objectively.

• Able to work well unsupervised and demonstrate initiative.

• Confident dealing with individuals at all levels in the organisation.

• Ability to change priorities and re-set deadlines to meet the changing needs of the line / department / internal customer.

• Able to change direction quickly, meet deadlines etc. and maintain a stable performance whilst under pressure and / or opposition.

• Able to prioritise own work, making choices between urgent and important and accepting responsibility for the outcomes.

• Communicates clearly to the level of the audience, checking to ensure that the messages have been received and understood.

• Must be self-motivated, with the ability to also boost the performance of others.

• Must have the ability to encourage others to buy into team objectives and take ownership for results.

• Able to train or transfer own knowledge to others.

• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with individuals and teams.

• Demonstrates the ability to make decisions where necessary taking into consideration all relevant and available information.

• Task orientated individual, a completer finisher

Problem Solving

· To investigate and diagnose problems, if production setters are unable to rectify, relating to the moulding process that are performing below the required level.

· Following interventions update a database of knowledge to allow setters to remedy faults using this information

Developing people and processes

· Current moulds and practices

· All process in conjunction with other departments and through the use of various moulding systems and techniques to increase OEE and reduce labour requirements

· Process including complex tooling and automation processes, using a variety of materials, core sequences, twin shot moulding, In-Mould-labelling.

Daily Activities

· To promote and encourage safe working practices

· To attend the morning technical team meeting & Cross team meetings

· Lead trials and be responsible for the full trial process for projects assigned

· To work with the toolroom, engineering & quality on issues when solution is required.

· To assist the Technical Manager and Produce SOP documentation used to train Process related technologies that are introduced.

· To liaise with other departments to ensure a swift resolution of day to day problems. Monitor reported issues to ensure timely close out of actions

· To utilise training skills to work in conjunction with site managers to increase the skill level of process related.

Reports & Customer Discussions

· To liaise with relevant personnel and produce reports as required on projects, trials, improvement initiatives, etc.

· To ensure that company policy on such matters as health and safety, housekeeping, etc are followed at all times.

Experience and Qualifications Required

· Ideally served a recognised Engineering or Processing apprenticeship.

· Injection moulding qualification equivalent to IMT 3 or above.

· Multi skilling qualification advantageous.

· Knowledge and experience of various plastics processes. Gas Assist & Overmoulding,

· Good knowledge of modern injection moulding machinery, robotics, tooling, finishing equipment, printing, assembling

· Good knowledge of different plastic materials

· Good knowledge of modern automation equipment

If you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, apply today to find out more!