Plastic Injection Mould Setter / Engineer in Yorkshire – New Job

Moorland Plastics Barnsley is a manufacturing factory that specialises in the design, manufacture and assembly of plastic injection components.

We’re looking for a Plastic Injection Mould Setter / Engineer in Yorkshire with significant experience in tool setting and machine conditioning together with hands on experience of preventative maintenance and breakdown repair in a busy manufacturing environment.

Plastic Injection Mould Setter / Engineer Application

The successful applicant will be responsible for the changing, setting and optimising of all moulds and tooling to achieve quality and output requirements together with the regular monitoring of machine processes with a view to increasing efficiencies.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Barnsley Council website for the Plastic Injection Mould Setter / Engineer in Yorkshire position.

Closing date: THIS POST IS STILL OPEN – Please contact us for more details.

We’ve recently increased our capacity within the 200 ton area by purchasing a Sandretto 8 series machine with a large capacity barrel and twin core pulling system.

Since our move, we’ve begun to look at different ways of helping people find work. From September we’ve a range of schemes to do just that. You can find out more information from a recent feature on the BBC website.

Looking to save money on plastic moulding without effecting quality? It’s not always an easy task. But by supplying us with just a few  bits of information we can help you save money on plastic moulding. It’s really that simple. Here’s how:

1. We’ll need a little bit of information from you:

a. Do you have a mould tool already? (If no, go to question b):________________________________________________________

How many impressions is the tool?: ____________________________________________________________________________

Is it: Automatic / Manumould (please highlight)

Approximate age of the tool?: ________________________________________________________________________________

b. Weight of component/s? (If multiple components, please specify each weight):_________________________________________

c. Rough size of component/s – LxWxH (If multiple components please specify each size):___________________________________

d. How many components do you expect to require per year?:________________________________________________________

e. Do you have a technical drawing? (If so, please attach it to your email)

Finally don’t forget to attach images of your product – Showing all relevant sides

2. Copy and paste your reply to an email. Then send it to: moorlandplastics@barnsley.gov.uk.

3. Check your inbox. We expect to reply within a couple of hours at the most.

You can read more about how you can save money on plastic moulding by visiting our reduce costs page.

We believe that every manufactured plastic molding should be of the highest quality, because at the end of the day its your reputation we’re handling. In these difficult times many people have been evaluating whether plastic molding in the UK is a viable option when they can purchase goods from abroad for lower prices.

We offer a solution to that problem. Firstly, we’re a non-profit organisation so we can keep the cost of manufacturing plastic molding in the UK low. But more importantly, our focus is quality and speed of delivery.

Many of our new customers have tried the international supply chain method and brought back their plastic molding in the UK. That’s because British manufacturing still has excellence within its framework. We don’t settle for second best, and neither will our customers.

Some of the benefits of plastic molding in the UK through Moorland Plastics

• Quality components which will enhance your reputation.
• Costs – comparable with international suppliers, highly competitive within the UK.
• No additional labour is needed to finish the products
• Fast turnaround from order to delivery – no waiting 6 weeks for shipping.
• Very low shipping costs, if any.
• Excellent customer service – we’ve been awarded the highest marks by Ofsted for our systems.
• Trained professionals in manufacturing and quality – added peace of mind that we’ll get the job done right, first time.

Before I joined Moorland Plastics I didn’t realise the importance of Civil Engineering Plastics. Now I think the opportunities are endless. Thanks to one of our closest business partners, my eyes have been opened to the possibilities.

Take the Cutty Sark for instance. It’s the oldest tea clipper in existence, and in a couple of months time it will be opened to the general public. The ship is held together by nuts manufactured by Moorland Plastics, which we produced on behalf of our customer. Through a mix of their expertise in civil, and our approach to product design and knowledge of plastics we’ve become part of history in the making.

Looking to the future, civil engineering plastics will become even more important. We’re already connecting with universities to become involved in nanotechnology. In the months to come I am really looking forward to seeing how far we can take civil engineering plastic manufacturing. My guess will be beyond our wildest imaginations.

We’re sure by now that you’ll all be anticipating the holiday season. We all are.

But before we take time off to celebrate the coming of New Year we’d just like to thank all our customers and partner organisations a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We wish you all the best in 2012.

Our office will close at 1pm on Fri 22 Dec and reopen at 8am on Mon 2 Jan 2012. If you have an urgent enquiry in between those dates, please email James Smith, Sales and Marketing Manager and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

Before I joined Moorland I worked in polyurethane machinery manufacturing. The business was rock solid, but every so often we’d experience the tumbling house of cards effect. That is somewhere along the supply chain a business hits financial difficulty, and everyone feels the impact.

At a time of economic uncertainty I can imagine this happens a lot. The operative word is cash flow.

At Moorland Plastics we’re not governed by monthly cash flow issues, that’s because we’re part of Barnsley Council. Sure, we still have to manage day-to-day cash flow, but we operate on annual budgets. By using Moorland within a supply chain, you’ll get the added peace of mind, knowing we’re not constrained by fluctuations financial position.

We’re also part of a wider strategy within the council, we’ve been around since 1966 and we’re here to stay. Our view is good businesses partnerships are ones that develop over a long period of time. We’ll always be here for you.

Over the last month we’ve moved to a new bigger and better premises on the outskirts of Barnsley town centre, Carlton Industrial Estate. So we’re really excited about the prospects for the future.

It means we can increase our capacity for production,  and develop opportunities for more people with disabilities to find skilled work. At a time of austerity, we see this as being a really important issue.

We’ve also inherited a uPVC windows solution business, formally Award Windows within Berneslai Homes. So we should be producing uPVC windows in the Veka profile very soon. Watch this space.

James Smith
Sales and Marketing Manager