Toolmaker

Profile Personnel; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a skilled technician for tooling maintenance and repair in Gqeberha, South Africa. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in Plastic Injection Moulding, proficient in various tool room machinery. Responsibilities include troubleshooting tooling issues, maintaining supply inventories, and supporting production needs through modifications and enhancements. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure are essential for this role. Applicants should email their CV to the provided address.

Qualifications

• 3 – 5 years relevant experience in Plastic Injection Moulding in a tool room environment.
• Ability to read and interpret die, mould, and product drawings.
• Experience in debugging and designing enhancements for tooling.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair customer owned tooling.
• Diagnose and implement corrective modifications to injection moulds.
• Autonomously plan and schedule daily tasks.

Skills

Proficient in tool room machinery

Excellent communication skills

Problem solving ability

Mathematical skills

Education

Relevant qualification or equivalent

Tools

Lathes

Mills

EDMs

Grinders

Job description

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

Please email your CV to [e-mail]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.