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 housekeeping

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 problemsolving 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