Injection Mould Technician

Job purpose

To set and process injection moulds for the manufacture of polymer components to an acceptable level of quality and meet specification, whilst ensuring production schedules and targets are met.

Responsibilities / Job Accountabilities

Set up injection moulds to ensure injection moulded parts are produced to specification.
Safely operate powered mobile equipment i.e. overhead crane / Fork lift to enable change injection mould change over.

Proactively maintain moulds and machines to support preventative maintenance strategies
Work with engineers, and/or other management personnel to set up, operate, and debug equipment.

Ensure tool changes are completed in a timely manner to achieve production targets / plan.

Program injection mould machines, pick and place robots and other ancillary equipment to optimise processes.

Provide ownership and input of injection moulding process and equipment for the reduction of defects, overall process improvement, and/or the reduction of downtime.

Capture and maintain a record of settings for each tool / part to ensure production repeatability.

Use measurement equipment / gauges i.e, Vernier callipers, depth gauges to confirm components meet specification.Person Specification: Key Skills and Competences

Experience starting up and shutting down injection moulding presses.
Experience changing moulds using an overhead crane / fork truck.
Experience adjusting process parameters to correct cosmetic and dimensional defects in plastic injection moulded parts.
Must be computer literate and willing and able to perform necessary required documentation (set up sheets, process qualification & optimisation, start-up checklist, first off.)
Ability to read technical drawings.
Fork lift truck licence.
Ability to communicate to peers, other departments and management.
Ability to use measurement equipment / gauges.Shifts

3 shift pattern as:- 6am-2pm/ 2pm-10pm/ 10pm-6am