Press Setter
| Posting date: | 12 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 September 2025 |
| Location: | Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4BH |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | St3845_1757684947 |
Summary
Are you a hands-on professional with a keen eye for detail and a passion for precision engineering? Our client is looking for a Press Setter to join a dynamic team and play a vital role in ensuring our production lines run smoothly, safely, and to the highest standards.
Location: Berkshire 3 Shift Contract Type: Permanent ️ Key Responsibilities:- Safely set individual tooling on presses to exact specifications.
- Complete all PM sheets and safety checks to ensure legal compliance.
- Exchange press tooling as per instructions.
- Ensure work areas are clear of excess tooling and materials.
- Verify all safety features (guarding, e-stops) are operational during setup.
- Load lines and confirm first-off quality before handover.
- Maintain product quality throughout production runs.
- Support the department as needed, including packing and operating.
- Uphold BRC hygiene standards.
- Act as a Material Handler to keep presses supplied and running.
- Learn and operate the universal grinding machine.
- A proactive communicator with a positive attitude.
- Experience in press setting (desirable).
- Basic computer literacy.
- Organised and tidy work habits.
- Manual press experience (essential).
- Knowledge of press tooling or materials (desirable).
- Understanding of legal requirements for press setting.
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.