Tool Room Leader / Tool Maker - Plastic Packaging

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TOOL ROOM LEADER / TOOL MAKER - PLASTIC PACKAGING

LINCOLNSHIRE

Attractive Salary + Package

Our client serves a wide range of customers with rigid Plastic Packaging - from the largest European producers of consumer products, to smaller national businesses.

They are currently looking to recruit a Tool Room Leader / Tool Maker. Reporting into the Technical Manager. The successful candidate will be required to repair and maintain injection and EBM/IBM mould tools to a high standard. You will also be required to supervise the Tool Room and work load ensuring repairs and maintenance takes place to pre-determined times and estimates.

Principal responsibilities

• Tool room management, assigning jobs to the Tool Room resources according the established priorities.
• Plan and monitor workload to maximise tool efficiency using KPI's.
• Prove tooling and troubleshoot until running acceptably.
• Strip, rebuild tools for maintenance / repair and service.
• Manage the current preventive tool maintenance program.
• Operation of lathes, millers, grinders etc.
• Use of measuring equipment such as micrometres and verniers.
• Mentor for apprentices and trainer for other employees.
• All employees are required to maintain safe working practices by adhering to the Health and Safety policies of the company in place at any given time.
• The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description.
• The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.
• Such variations are a common occurrence and do not in themselves justify the re-evaluation of the post.

Qualifications

• To hold a recognised qualification in (or be qualified by experience in) lathe work, milling work and the use of surface grinding machines
• Overhead crane licence
• Full driving licence

Experience

• Substantial and significant experience (likely to be 5+ years) in a Tool Room environment

Key skills and competencies

• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate clearly with external toolmaker, suppliers and customers.
• Strong team player with the capability to build teams.
• Competent Microsoft programs experience e.g. Excel.
• Hands on manager, able to manage a work load in a fast moving 24/7 production environment with a small team of tool technicians.
• Can fault find on modern Injection Mould hot runner systems and refit heaters when required.
• Has a very good understanding of tooling designs.
• A good eye for detail

Desirable

• Design skills using CAD
• A degree of flexibility so far as working hours are concerned to accommodate the needs of the business