Tooling Technician

Tooling Technician

Ireland - Sligo:

Permanent

Industry: Manufacturing

Contact Name: Daniel Warnock

Contact Email: jobsuccess@icejobs.ie

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Reports To: Toolroom Supervisor
 
Overall Purpose & Scope:
 
You will be a specialist technical resource for tooling maintenance, responsible for supporting production and troubleshooting activities. To optimise the output of the current multi cavity tooling in a high volume, injection moulding environment.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
· Maintain and promote high standards in health and safety and housekeeping.
· Carry out daily preventative maintenance tasks on a variety of multi cavity injection mould tooling.
· Liaise with Production team in troubleshooting mould problems and quality issues.
· Responsible for Jigs & Fixture manufacture and maintenance.
· Inspection and measurement of tooling spare parts.
· Adherence to spare part management system and accompanying documentation.
· Attends internal meetings to help establish priorities and assigned tasks.
· Promoting a teamwork culture within the facility.
· Ensure all relevant documentation is filled out as per company procedures.
· Supporting tooling transfer processes.
 
Technical Skills & Qualifications:
 
· Toolmaking qualification plus time served with a toolmaker, with experience in a mould maintenance environment.
· Knowledge of latest mould tool technology.
· Good understanding of the injection moulding process.
· Previous experience in the manufacture and/or repair/maintenance of the following mould types would be a distinct advantage:
1. Multi cavity moulds
2. Hot Runner moulds
3. Valve gated moulds
 
· Knowledge of Electrics, Hydraulics and Pneumatics would be an advantage.
· Possess a good understanding and application of lean principles and problem-solving techniques.
· Ability to use troubleshooting techniques.
· Knowledge of a wide variety of plastics and mould types.
· Computer literate e.g. Solid Works, MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint would be an advantage.
 
 
Personal Skills Required:
 
The successful candidate should possess the following character traits:
 
· A highly confident team player
· Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people and situations at all levels
· Organised, highly motivated, enthusiastic, energetic individual with a goal focused attitude
· Able to take responsibility and work on one’s own initiative
· An innovative approach to problem solving
· A quality focused approach to production
 
 
 
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:15

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