Moulding Maintenance Executive

JAC Recruitment; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment in Chennai, India, is seeking a Moulding Maintenance Executive to maintain injection moulding machines and supporting equipment, ensuring minimal downtime and efficient manufacturing operations. You will perform preventive and breakdown maintenance, diagnose faults, calibrate equipment, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives such as Kaizen and TPM.

Diploma holders with 4–8 years' experience in moulding maintenance and knowledge of electrical/hydraulic/mechanical

Qualifications

• Diploma in maintenance or equivalent.
• 4–8 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance for injection moulding machines.
• Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on injection moulding machines.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults.
• Carry out breakdown maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Maintain auxiliary equipment like mould temperature controllers, chillers, dryers, and robots.
• Ensure machine alignment, platen parallelism, and clamp force within standards.
• Calibrate servo motors, heaters, sensors, and hydraulic valves.
• Maintain maintenance checklists, logbooks, and downtime records.
• Participate in continuous improvement, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, and energy-saving activities.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new moulding machines.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Moulding machines

Electrical & hydraulic faults

Education

Diploma

Job description

The Moulding Maintenance Executive role is responsible for maintaining injection moulding machines and supporting equipment to minimise downtime and sustain efficient manufacturing operations. The position combines preventive and breakdown maintenance, technical fault diagnosis, equipment calibration, and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on injection moulding machines

• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults in moulding machines

• Carry out breakdown maintenance promptly to minimise machine downtime

• Maintain and service auxiliary equipment, including mould temperature controllers, chillers, dryers, and robots

• Ensure machine alignment, platen parallelism, and clamping force settings remain within established standards

• Calibrate and inspect servo motors, heaters, sensors, and hydraulic valves

• Maintain accurate maintenance checklists, logbooks, and downtime records

• Participate in continuous improvement, Kaizen, TPM, 5S, and energy-saving activities

• Assist with the installation and commissioning of new moulding machines

Requirements

• Diploma qualification

• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience

• Knowledge of preventive and breakdown maintenance for injection moulding machines and auxiliary equipment

• Ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic faults in moulding equipment

About the company

A Japanese company in the automotive components manufacturing industry with operations in India. The organisation develops and manufactures automotive components and systems, supported by local manufacturing and engineering capabilities.