Job Description
Toolmaker (Injection Moulding)
Day Shift
£ATTRACTIVE
Buckinghamshire
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Job Purpose:
Responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement of all tooling in line with production and customer requirements to support business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
* Tooling strip down and diagnosis for repair.
* Tooling improvements.
* Support the production areas in technical assessment of tooling issues.
* Preventive maintenance of tooling
* Complete tool reports and ordering of spare parts.
* Maintenance data control of moulds.
* Polishing of A surface moulds to quality acceptable levels.
* Cleaning of tool faces to a quality finish within the moulding machine.
* Preventive maintenance of the shop's machinery.
* Implement modifications to moulds if applicable.
* Fabrication of fixtures and spare parts for tooling.
* Liaise with external tool shops.
* Maintain Spare parts system
* Maintain tooling standards and enhancements.
* Interface with New production tooling manager on new tooling.
* Comply with the quality and environment standards procedures and instructions.
* Involvement in all activities generated as a result of changes, requirements and/or improvement in the process of the applicable area
* Work within 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) methodology to maintain workplace to a high standard.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Considerable Previous tool making experience.
* Understanding of engineering drawings.
* Understanding of manufacturing processes
* Planning and prioritising activities.
* Good Communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to present data effectively.
* Understanding of Health & Safety practices.
* Analytical skill set.
* Understand lean manufacturing.
* Understanding of cost and financial impacts.
* Ability to work on own initiative.
* Able to work with the minimum supervision and to timescales.
* Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure/cost of poor quality.
* Practical hands-on approach to problem solving.
* Experience of working to tight production targets.
* Understanding of lean manufacturing and 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain) process
* Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work
Please note all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK
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