Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
Tubing Senior Setter Operator
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Job Title: Tubing Senior Setter Operator
Location: WMFTS WM - UK - Bickland Water Road
Location Type: On-Site
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Tubing Senior Setter Operator to join our dynamic team.
Key Responsibilities:
Watson-Marlow is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Setter Operator to join our Tubing Manufacturing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technical manufacturing professional with extrusion experience who is ready to take on a key leadership role within a cleanroom production environment.
- Working closely with the Team Leader, you will help lead, motivate and develop a team responsible for manufacturing world-class tubing products that support critical applications across the globe.
- As a recognised technical expert within the department, you will play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety and productivity, while ensuring customer delivery requirements are consistently achieved.
- This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll be involved in everything from production planning and process optimisation to coaching colleagues and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
- You'll act as a key point of contact within the cleanroom, providing guidance and direction to operators, supporting day-to-day decision making, and helping to create a positive and collaborative working environment.
- You'll be responsible for ensuring products are manufactured in accordance with established procedures, specifications and quality standards, while maintaining accurate production records and supporting compliance with cGMP and ISO quality requirements.
- Working alongside Facilities, TPM and wider operational teams, you'll help maximise equipment performance, reduce downtime and identify opportunities for improvement across the manufacturing process.
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We're looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with excellent communication and people skills. You will have experience working within an extrusion manufacturing environment and be comfortable supporting, mentoring and developing others. You'll have a proactive, solution-focused approach, a strong commitment to health and safety, and the ability to perform effectively within a fast-paced production environment.
Whether you're currently leading a team or are an experienced extrusion professional ready for your next step, this role offers the opportunity to make a real impact while developing your leadership capability within a global manufacturing business.
Skills/Experience:
What You'll Bring
- Experience working within, or supervising, an extrusion manufacturing environment together with a strong understanding of production processes and continuous improvement practices.
- You'll be confident investigating non-conformances, supporting root cause analysis and driving corrective actions where required.
- You'll be a resilient and motivated team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships across a diverse workforce.
- Good IT skills are essential, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Knowledge of cGMP, IOSH Managing Safely, leadership qualifications such as ILM or NVQ Level 4, and relevant engineering or manufacturing qualifications would be advantageous.
Benefits:
At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:
- A competitive salary
- Flexible working arrangements
- A generous holiday allowance
- Three days’ paid volunteering leave
- Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
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We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
- Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
- Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
Company Overview
At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.
Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
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