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Mould Maintenance Technician

Proftech Talent
Posted 23 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 0TF, England

Salary

£51,000 - £59,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Mould Maintenance Technician position in Banbury requires a formal apprenticeship in electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic qualifications and experience in a large injection moulding shop is desirable.
  • Candidates must possess strong diagnostic skills, good communication abilities, and be computer literate with proficiency in Excel and Access databases.
  • The role involves reacting to breakdowns, performing planned maintenance, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.
  • The salary for this position is not explicitly stated, but the role requires a commitment to continuous improvement and teamwork.
  • Candidates should have a strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently under pressure.

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


Must have a strong attention span with a good eye for detail.

  • 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).

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