MOULDING TECHNICIAN (M/F/D)

FORVIA HELLA; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site canteen

Free parking

Discounted health insurance

Career development opportunities

Long-term employment

Health checks and flu vaccinations

Job summary

FORVIA HELLA in Auckland, New Zealand, seeks an experienced Injection Moulding Technician/Diesetter to oversee product changeovers, performance optimisation, and tool maintenance on night shift.

You will run moulding machines, manage tooling, ensure material handling, and drive continuous improvement using lean principles.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 4 qualification with 5–7 years' die setting and running injection moulders.
• Extensive experience with PC, Nylon and PMMA materials.
• High standard of work and pride in delivering quality.
• Strong engineering aptitude in die and machine fault finding maintenance.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct tooling, material, machine setup and quality checks.
• Maintain polymer stock visibility and optimise virgin/regrind usage.
• Minimise wastage, control yields and communicate quality issues.
• Perform tooling setup, maintenance and calibration for production runs.
• Apply lean principles and drive continuous improvement on the line.
• Manage spare parts, data analysis and tooling trials.

Skills

Injection moulding

Diesetting

Moulding machine maintenance

Quality control

Lean manufacturing

Education

National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology (Injection Moulding) Level 4

Trade certification in tooling/maintenance

Tools

PC and data logging systems

Job description

Location Auckland, New Zealand

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.

YOUR TASKS

We are looking for an experienced Injection Moulding Technician/Diesetter to take responsibility for the Product changeovers, Performance / Optimisation and maintenance of our Injection Moulders and tools. This is a shop floor based, hands on role that would suit someone who enjoys repairing and improving machines and equipment.

Working on the night shift, this position will be responsible for ensuring the efficient preparation and running of all moulding machines within HELLA New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the correct tooling, material, machine setup, SPC data and related quality checks are actioned.
• Maintain visibility of virgin and regrind polymer stock to maintain virgin material stock levels and contribute to the most effective use of the regrind polymer.
• Minimise wastage and control product yields.
• Identify and proactively communicate quality issues
• Ensure quality samples and in process checks are completed
• Periodic SPC data verification and analysis to ensure product quality and optimization of the process.
• Ensure all related machinery and equipment required are set up and ready for the required product.
• Monitor and maintain quality standards at all times.
• Administration is completed as per required standards / procedures.
• Apply lean principles to manufacturing process
• Ensure that all quality requirements for product, processes, place and people are met with continuous improvement against known standards.
• Participate in offline improvement work and present proposals for plant improvement
• Improvements to the manufacturing process are identified to either increase throughput or decrease operating expense and inventory
• Equipment is used effectively, and improvement initiatives are suggested and where possible implemented.
• Management of the design department trial requests and successful completion of tooling trials.
• Data analysis and trending
• Undertake special projects from time to time
• Provide support and advice to Moulding Team as required.
• Correct materials and quantities are dried in time and ready when required.
• Take ownership for the total care of moulding machines and associated equipment
• Ensure correct tooling preservation including the proper preparation and storage of tooling after usage.
• Perform tooling maintenance to ensure optimum tool performance.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance of all machinery. This includes tasks such as cleaning, lubrication and the identification of abnormal wear.
• Management of spare part stocks.

Your Qualifications

• Must have minimum of Level 4 or appropriate industry experience with approximately 5-7 years' experience in die setting and running injection moulders
• Extensive experience (5 years +) working with PC, Nylon and PMMA
• National Certificate in Plastics Processing Technology (Injection Moulding) Level 4 or similar
• High standard of work coupled with passion and pride in doing a great job
• A strong engineering aptitude in die and machine fault finding maintenance
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Experience in moulding engineering materials, small tooling maintenance and maintaining moulding machines and relevant equipment

OUR OFFER

• A full on-site canteen
• Free parking
• Discounted health insurance with Southern Cross
• Ongoing growth and professional development
• Career progression opportunities and long-term employment
• The opportunity to work on innovative and ground-breaking technology
• Focus on health, safety and diversity and inclusion
• Annual flu vaccinations and health checks
• A supportive and friendly work environment
• A company passionate about its product and how it gets things done

Forvia HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.