Toolmaker, Port Elizabeth

Role Purpose Responsible for maintaining and repairing customer owned tooling, aid in troubleshooting tooling issues, as well as creating simple fixtures and any other duties as requested by the Plant&Facilities Manager.

Requirements

Relevant qualification or equivalent

3– 5 years relevant experience in Plastic Injection Moulding in a tool room environment

Proficient in all tool room machinery and equipment including, lathes, mills, EDMs, grinders, etc.

Responsibilities

Assessing/diagnosing problems and implementing corrective modifications to injection moulds

Maintaining adequate repair supplies, tracking and recording repairs, modifications and inventory

Conduct change over and maintenance of production moulds and peripheral equipment

Support production needs through enhancing and upgrading existing production moulds.

Debug new tooling and offer design enhancements as required

Operate all types of tool room equipment required to manufacture inserts as needed

Assisting in the reviewing new products and moulds for design for manufacturability

Assess and advance the development of current standards and practices

Autonomously plans and schedules own daily tasks, develops solutions to problems

Ability to read and interpret die, mould, and product drawings.

Excellent communication skills and demonstrated problem solving ability

Identify complex tooling issues and effectively find solutions

Fabricate and maintain a variety of tools consistent with standard tool configuration.

Make new parts for existing moulds using sketches, blueprints and CAD models

Aid in the preventative and routine of tooling and moulds.

Use precise measuring equipment to hold medium and tight tolerances

Work efficiently under pressure

Follow maintenance procedures and record data

Work effectively with the quality department and all stakeholders for continuous improvements

Maintain optimal mould performance by identifying mould performance issues

Excellent mathematical skills and mechanical aptitude

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