Toolroom Technician - Elland, United Kingdom - Venatu

Venatu

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Elland, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Toolroom Technician

Location:
Elland (HX5)

Salary:
Up to £34k per annum

PLEASE NOTE -THIS IS A CONTINENTAL SHIFT PATTERN: (4 days on 7am-7pm, 4 days off then 4 nights on 7pm-7am, 4 nights off - 12 hour shifts).

Your duties will include, but aren't limited to:

Help create, maintain and review the routine maintenance schedule for all tooling.
Help create and maintain a tooling checklist to be used in all routine maintenance activities.
Monitor tooling spares, ensuring stock is always available.
Carry out tooling modifications to deliver tangible scrap & process improvements.
Successfully and quickly diagnose tool failures and any effects on component quality.
Support all tooling related CAD/CAM activities.
Support the NPI process for all tooling requirements.
Assist the Toolroom and Process Engineers in the training and development of apprentices.
Attend offsite trials as required.
Liaise with external toolmakers to discuss repairs and modifications.
Ensure all health, safety and environmental policies are always adhered to.

Essential:

Extensive injection mould toolmaking (ideally 10 years +) experience.
Apprentice trained Toolmaker.
Skilled in the use of manual machinery for tooling repairs and modifications (turret mill, lathe and surface grinder).
Comfortable working on a continental shift basis (4 on 4 off).
Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Flexible and adaptable in approach with the ability to learn quickly.
Detailed and meticulous whilst seeing the bigger picture.
Able to work safely on own initiative and someone who owns problems and finds solutions.
A team player able to effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders across the business.

Desirable:

Previous rotational moulding, extrusion & PU elastomer pouring experience.
Experience of Crane use to manipulate, strip and assemble large moulds up to 40 tonnes.
Skilled in the use of CNC milling machines for tooling repairs and modifications
Basic electrical knowledge to enable work on heater elements within moulds.