Due to substantial growth, a leading manufacturer of plastic parts and components to renowned OEMs is currently seeking an experienced Plastic Injection Moulding Toolmaker / Tool Technician to join an established team.
With the acquisition of new orders, the influx of Tools coming into the business has significantly increased. Your focus will be the maintenance and repair of these injection mould tools, getting them production ready.
**£36,000 - £38,000, Double day shift, with an early finish on Friday!!!**
As a Toolmaker / Tool Technician, your duties will include -
* Bench fitting.
* Manual machining using miller, lathes and surface grinders.
* Carrying out proactive maintenance on moulding tools that come from production and logging them in the system.
* Preparing moulding tools in a good condition ready for production.
* Liaising with Setters over issues with mould tools.
* Maintaining spares and equipment to avoid lengthy repair times.
* Investigating issues to find root causes, passing information back to the design department and management so issues can be avoided in future.
To be successful in the role of Toolmaker / Tool Technician, the ideal candidate -
1. Will be a time served Tool Maker, or have a significant amount of experience in a similar role.
2. Will have maintained and repaired Injection moulding too...