Team Leader / Engineer Operative

A fantastic opportunity to work for a forward thinking company has arisen. This is a newly created department.
As a Team leader you will represent a key role within operations and manufacturing. Responsible for supporting the Production Manager and the departments team of staff you will ensure that smooth workflow is achieved utilising labour and equipment effectively to produce a high-quality product delivered on time.
You must have experience working with rubber/ plastic within a manufacturing environment.
Hours 8am-16.30pm and early Friday finish 1pm
Working on the Formular one long term project
Salary: £27,000 plus two bonuses a year
Tasks and Responsibilities:
* Set objectives to the workforce
* Monitor overtime to ensure workforce is present and Responsible for dimensional and visual inspection (as applicable) of own output
* Multi skilled to cover the following production operations
* Blank preparation
* Milling of elastomer
* Cutting/stamping blanks to size & weight controls
* Setting & operation of Barwell preform cutter
* Metal & PTFE preparation
* Masking & shot blasting of metals
* Degreasing metals & PTFE's
* Mixing of bonding agents, handling of solvents
* Application of bonding agent to metal & PTFE's
* Metal component reclaim
Moulding:
* Set-up of mould & press
* Operating multiple moulding presses (compression & transfer)
* Application of mould release
* Initial trimming of excess flash
* RTV Silicone casting
* Mixing of two part silicone, including degassing
* Cleaning/preparation of moulds
* Pouring material & degasssing
* Demoulding
* Post cure
* Loading/unloading of oven
Trimming:
* Setting and operating kniffing machines, cutting sealing lips and polishing/flash removal
* Setting and operating on manual lathe for the cutting of large rim seals
* Setting and operating manual lathe for the trimming of CV boots
Finishing:
* Mixing hypalon sealant and spraying seal OD
* Hand assembly operations i.e. crimping PTFE, multiple seal components
* Grease application
* Fitting of garter springs which could involve modification of spring
* Correct manual handling of tools and moulds
* Carry out all operations as outlined in production paperwork & SOP's
* After basic training period have the ability to work with limited supervision
Education and Experience:
* Experience in a Rubber manufacturing environment is favourable and Team Leader experience is a must
Competences:
* Good dexterity to handle small components whilst wearing gloves
* Quality conscious with strong attention to detail
* Understanding the need for quality and how it impacts on business
* Good understanding of foreign object defects, cause and rectification
* Ability to understand and complete paperwork
* Maintain standards as set by company

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