Toolmaker

Minimum requirements:

• Matric
• Minimum NTC 3
• Trade Test Certificate
• Trade tested qualified Tool Maker
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience (automotive industry would be advantageous)
• Knowledge of Multi skilling across disciplines, Hydraulics/Pneumatics basics and automated process control will be a distinct advantage.
• Knowledge of automated production equipment and lead injection moulding advantageous.
• Must be able to work to fine tolerances
• Knowledge of OHSA act.
• Excellent team orientation, planning, communication skills
• Working shifts is a prerequisite. 

Responsibilities:

• To provide operational support, and responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement to all production tooling, jigs, moulds and fixtures.
• Routine inspections/early diagnosis of possible equipment failures, excessive wears.
• Communication with supervisors/production to arrange preventative maintenance time.
• Arranging for parts to be available timeously to carry out preventative maintenance routines.
• Diagnose root of cause of equipment failure.
• Plan action to remove cause of failure.
• Repair failure to good as new as speedily as possible.
• Report on action taken and record downtime.
• Ensure equipments correct operation due to the action taken and obtain manufacturing process approval of equipments operating condition.
• Availability at all times to assist with production requests.
• Assist production in resolving process related problems.
• Assist with operator training where required.
• Communicate with production on planning changes to production runs timeously.
• Identify and communicate with production problems not yet apparent with production, and advise accordingly and report back in writing to maintenance superior.
• First off inspection on all process changes.
• Periodically inspect product manufactured against quality requirements.
• Inspect statistical process charts to evaluate equipment capability and correct where necessary.
• Plot engineering related statistical process charts and use of barometer of equipment performance.
• Report in writing on out of control conditions to superior.
• Daily maintenance reporting requirements
• Downtime during shift.
• Corrective actions duly taken.
• Outstanding actions to be taken.
• Spares requirements when parts are drawn.
• Hand over instructions/ information.
• Equipment abuse.
• Advise as to preventative maintenance required