Mould Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Mould Maintenance Technician

Hours / Shift: 40.25 hours (average)

Hours of work vary between 23 and 57.5 hours per week, averaging 40.25 hours per week over a 14 day period:

Week 1 Monday - Tuesday 07:00 - 19:00

Friday - Sunday 19:00 - 07:00

Week 2 Wednesday - Thursday 07:00 - 19:00

Week 3 Monday - Tuesday 19:00 - 07:00

Friday - Sunday 07:00 - 19:00

Week 4 Wednesday - Thursday 19:00 - 07:00

Location: Banbury

Main purpose of job:

To act as a team member providing a multi-skilled technical service to ensure the effective and efficient running of the plant

Scope of job:

Reporting to: Mould Maintenance Manager / Mould Maintenance Team Leader

Direct Reports: 0

Responsible for: Safety, Quality, Timing, Cost, Motivation

Main duties:

• React to break-downs and quality issues using diagnostic skills to identify and rectify problems quickly and effectively.
• Programme and monitor the running of plant equipment to maximise through-put in line with agreed quality standards.
• Undertake planned maintenance in line with the 'TPM' process.
• Work as a member of the shift team, maximising efforts to meet priorities and having a longer-term view to continuous improvement
• Input into manufacturing facilities (layouts, services etc.)
• Always follow environmental, health & safety policies and procedures and report any issues
• Take appropriate escalation actions

• Provide engineering and technical services to improve the performance of the plant

• Knowledge of quality standards
• To project a professional image of the company to customers/visitors
• To use the escalation procedure for any issues/concerns eg. Quality/downtime

Safety, Environmental Responsibilities:

• Comply with Health & Safety and Environmental Policies.
• Comply compliance with IATF 16949.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental & Health & Safety standards in line with current certification.
• Comply with the General Risk Assessments.
• Comply with the Manual Handling Risk Assessments.
• Comply with COSHH Risk Assessments.
• Report accidents and near misses.
• Comply with the Lock out Tag out Procedure (where applicable).
• Comply with the Safe System of Work documents.
• Take appropriate actions in emergency situations.
• Adhere to 5S processes and procedures.

Quality:

• Raise quality care points.
• Liaise with other departments regarding quality concerns.
• Adhere to standardised working procedures.
• Participate in quality checks and controls.
• Adhere to quality care points.
• Report repeat quality issues.

Timing

• Ensure all quality decisions are made considering risk to supply and escalate as required.
• Report any issues or concerns to your line manager.

Cost:

• Participate in continuous improvement projects to improve departmental performance on safety, uptime, availability, maintenance, equipment modifications, plant, error proofing, technical systems and processes and cost down opportunities.
• Participate in projects within the companies CIP scheme.
• Taking fast action to reduce customer demerits and cost of quality.
• Use consumables responsibly.

Motivation

• Comply with the principals of the company's employee charter
• Participate in training and development programmes and share knowledge with the wider teams.
• Identify areas of development and training requirements.
• Participate in the company's suggestion scheme.
• Promote the open door policy.
• Support the Fairness Committee initiative.
• Ensure good team working principals are being adhered by all team members.

Specific Skills & Experience:

• Formal apprenticeship within either an electrical, mechanical or hydraulic qualification.
• Will be fully trained with process and machine systems
• Strong diagnostic skills, good numeracy and communication (both oral and written) skills
• Experience within a large injection moulding shop would be desirable.
• Reactive to changing requirements
• Ability to write technical reports
• Ability to work using own initiative with minimum supervision
• Ability to work under pressure

• Robotic experience - Kuka, ABB robots desirable.
• Experience of hydraulics and PLC work.
• Computer literate with good excel and access database skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Candidates must be able to work using their own initiative, and be able to liaise with other functions and departments at all levels within the company.
• Manual dexterity.
• Literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to identify different colours of products (i.e. Ishihara).