The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, repairing, modifying, and optimising injection moulding tooling to ensure maximum performance, efficiency, and product quality.
Key Duties:
Maintenance & Repairs: Perform reactive and planned maintenance on press and injection moulding tooling in a fast-paced production environment.
Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis: Diagnose tooling failures and implement long-term corrective actions to prevent recurring issues.
Interdepartmental Collaboration: Work closely with production, quality, and engineering teams to meet operational targets and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Welding & Fabrication: Carry out repairs involving MIG, TIG, and ARC welding as required.
Workload Management: Prioritise and manage tasks efficiently, adapting to shifting production demands.
Technical Leadership & Development: Share knowledge within the team, mentor apprentices, and contribute to skill development initiatives.
Independent working: Operate autonomously during solo shifts, managing maintenance tasks, troubleshooting issues, and making critical decisions to maintain tooling performance without direct supervision.Key Requirements:
Proven experience in tooling maintenance within plastics, ideally within an injection moulding environment.
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills with a focus on long-term solutions.
Experience working with hot runner/manifold systems.
Expertise in tool finishing and bedding.The Package:
£47,000 - £53,000 per annum including shift allowance, dependant on experience.
3 shift pattern on rotation.
Company pension scheme.
25 days holiday.
On site canteen.
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Salary description
£47000.00 - £53000.00 per year