Technical Moulding Manager
Posted on May 12, 2026 by CV-Library
Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£50k - £60k Annual
Full-Time
Technical Moulding Manager
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: 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
Reference: 225098375
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Technical Moulding Manager
Posted on May 12, 2026 by CV-Library
Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£50k - £60k Annual
Full-Time
Technical Moulding Manager
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: 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
Reference: 225098375
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