Toolroom Bench Hand

Job Overview: Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for 2x Toolroom Bench Hands to join their successful team.
Remit:
* As a Toolroom Bench Hand you will be required to safely maintain and prepare Injection moulding tools to enable products to be manufactured in optimum time with correct dimensions and quality required by the customer manufacturing. Ensuring that a strict TPM schedule is adhered to.
* The role of Toolroom Bench Hand is to repair Injection moulding tools where required, and to advise when external repairs are necessary, along with carry out insert changes, and support production where required to keep tooling operational to meet customer demands.
* The successful candidate will have experience of working with injection mould tooling and competent in completing basic machining tasks using milling machine, lathes and general hand tools
Role:
* Identify potential tool breakdown issues and report to relevant department in order to decrease the downtime of tools e.g., hot runners, water fittings, core fittings and electrical connections tool wear and damage.
* Basic benching ability to bring injection moulding tools back to production standard when required.
* Ability to record and maintain data to achieve manufacturing metrics.
* Ensure high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping at all times.
* Ensure that all lifting tackle in use has the correct colour tie attached, non-compliant equipment to be quarantined and reported.
* Carry out tooling TPM’s in line with the schedule laid out and maintain the TPM database.
* Ensure high standards of cleanliness and housekeeping at all times being responsible for correct storage and validating that 5S cleaning and inspection of equipment is completed to the standard.
* Responsible for ensuring that stored water is evacuated from the tools in line with Legionella requirements and the Tool Evacuation log is maintained.
* Carry out all work activities in a manner which maintains the well-being of self and others in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Experience:
* Experience of injection moulding tooling.
* Min level 3 engineering qualification / equivalent experience
* Previous basic machining / technical experience (e.g milling machines, lathes & general hand tools)
* High level of Literacy & Numeracy.
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Office packages
* Capable of working to your own initiatives, and competent in satisfying demanding deadlines.
* Be self-motivated and able to demonstrate excellent communication skills
* Must have a proactive and hands on technical approach to tasks alongside high levels of problem-solving skills
Key Words: “Tooling Engineer”, “Toolroom Bench Hand”, “Mould Tooling”, “Mould Toolmaker”, “Injection Mould Toolmaker”, “Toolmaker”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding” “Automotive”
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