Job Description
Toolmaker (Moulding) – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer based in Barton Under Needwood, who are looking for a Toolmaker to join their growing team. The successful Toolmaker will have experience of the maintenance, service and repair of injection mould tooling.
Salary: £42,000
Benefits: To be discussed at the interview
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Barton Under Needwood
Job Start date: ASAP
Responsibilities:
- Maintenance of PM schedule on IMM tooling + downstream identified tooling
- Arrange / support shift cover with opposite tooling engineers during holiday periods
- support business needs of extra shifts / w/end work during periods of high production demand
- addition of learning points / specific actions to each tool PM procedure, ie: core pin to sleeve fit, replacement of cap heads on any high-risk lifter assemblies
- Maintain register of tooling related costs + down time, track daily workload of events – tool room log
- Upkeep of tool tag system
- Ensure tooling complies with GA standards and will fit local machinery
- Confirm feasibility of engineering changes related to IMM tooling both internal & external where necessary
- Layout: storage of IMM tools is adhered to
- Ensure tool loan agreements are in place when transferring to other facilities
- Ensure tools are prepared for safe transportation as per std
- Maintain sufficient critical spares, core pins/sleeves, steel, two stage ejector units etc – communicate to tool room MGR
- Attend daily review of issues between IMM tech’s & tooling MGR, input to identification of root cause and subsequent proposals to close out tooling related pfu’s
- Support trials onsite and offsite as needs arise
- Upkeep of “datum packs” for all tools, minimum requirement as per GA-SP p06: PM sheets, log of failures
- Identify & lead opportunities for efficiency improvements: tool dis-assembly / re-assembly sequence
- Raise & follow up PFU’s internal & external using central database where possible
- Health & safety: maintain safe working practices, escalate any non-conformities, near misses
About You:
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Work well – SAFELY
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to use own initiative and work with minimum supervision
- Good communication / organisation skills
- Good people skills – respects GA code of ethics
- Ability to interpret & generate and maintain process documentation
- knowledge of plant processes
- Flexible and reliable, pro-active “can do” approach – work outside of normal hours will be required when business needs arise
- Respect of internal and customer requirements with respect to product quality
Job Application:
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