Tooling Technician
JWR Employment Specialists are recruiting a Tooling Technician for a Sligo based client.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced candidate to be a specialist technical resource for tooling maintenance and supporting production and troubleshooting activities.
Duties include;
- Maintain and promote high standards in health and safety and house-keeping
- 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
Skills and 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: Multi cavity moulds, Hot Runner moulds, 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.
- Able to take responsibility and work on one’s own initiative
- An innovative approach to problem solving