Moulding Technician

Job Title: Moulding Technician

Salary: £Excellent

Benefits: Pension, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Program, Parking + more

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Petersfield, Hampshire

Job Start date: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Days, 40 Hours per Week

We’re supporting our client, a leading injection moulding components manufacturer based in Petersfield, who are looking for a Moulding Technician to join their growing team. The role will be to provide operational support to the business as an Injection Moulding Technician.

Responsibilities for Moulding Technician:

* Ensure tool changes are conducted in line with the moulding plan within the specified allotted time.

* Tool changes to be completed within the 2-hour allocation allowed, with parts expected from the press within that allocation.

* Ensure that the MRP system (Galion) is up to date.

* Ensure all aspects of 5S (Housekeeping) & Health & Safety are adhered to during the tool change.

* All purging’s to be weighed & weights recorded on the Production Booking Sheet.

* Timely escalation of any issues that will cause a break in the supply to the customer to the Production Supervisor e.g. machine breakdown, tooling issues.

* Take ownership of the escalation process, ensuring action is taken to troubleshoot & resolve issues in a timely manner using a systematic approach to 'root cause' problem solving.

* Carry out machine re-starts providing trained & signed off to do so.

* Carry out TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) on tool change before start up commences.

* Ensure correct machine & robot program is loaded and the product is run in a stable condition.

* Ensure a controlled check of parameter settings is completed against machine settings.

* Produce a first off sample for the Quality Department to view & sign off to the agreed standard ensuring that the tool date stamp is correct & updated if out of date.

* Confirm all guard checks are completed, recorded & any issues reported to Maintenance.

* Check mould tool equipment & mould machine is fit for purpose at end of run and escalate any non-conforming issues to Production Supervisor.

* Ensure all settings / parameters made to program from setting sheet are logged & recorded & any other alterations made are recorded.

* Ensure tools are running at the costed cycle time, and if not pro-actively seek to align the current with costed.

* Run tool trials and tool trial processing when required.

* Occasional travel may be required to both customers and training development activities.

About You:

* A solid background in plastic injection moulding as a Setter or Technician, ideally in an automotive environment

* Good knowledge of the operation and use of moulding machines up to 3200t, ideally Krauss Maffei

* Be capable of resolving moulding/process issues in a timely manner

* Possess good knowledge of materials and their characteristics.

* Flexible – able to adapt to changing requirements and circumstances.

* Pro-active – keen to develop and improve current systems and processes.

* A team player – keeping colleagues and customers up to speed.

* Excellent interpersonal skills – able to build/maintain/develop relationships with colleagues and customers.

* Committed – ensuring the job is completed on time in line with customer requirements.

* Ability to work effectively under pressure.

* Self-motivated – able to work on your own as required.

* Cover other shifts (Holidays / absence etc.)

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Moulding Technician, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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