Extrusion Technician

Our Alfreton based client are currently looking to recruit ‘Extrusion Technicians’ to add to their team.This role will be working for the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry, as a Technician you will be responsible for maintaining production equipment elements as well as start up, operation, change over, shutdown and preventative maintenance to ensure production targets are met.WHAT OUR EXTRUSION TECHNICIANS DO: * Set up and troubleshoot extrusion production lines to the required specifications * Ensure the product is put into production within the time frame specified * Inspect and sign off of product to ensure quality standards are met * Contribute to the control of the manufacturing process of all finished and semi-finished goods to the required quality standards * To support production management to implement / execute the operations improvement * Actively seek out potential Health, Safety & Environmental issues and support actions to reduce/eliminate riskWHAT WE NEED FROM OUR EXTRUSION TECHNICIANS: * Previous Technical experience to carry out tooling set up, troubleshooting and quality control * Experience within the UPVC Plastic industry. * Experience with Plastic Extrusion. * Competent in reading technical drawings * Experience in product inspection and checking * Competent level of relevant ‘on the job’ training and experience required * Attention to detail and logical decision making * Experience of forward thinking and planning ahead * Good written and verbal communication skills * Good level of numeracy skills * Understanding of key safety activities * Experience of working within a factory environment and working long shifts, on your feetHOURS OF WORK: * Days 4onoff – 6am – 6pmOR * Nights 4on4off – 6pm – 6amShould you feel your skill set matches this, please apply within