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Moulding Technical Specialist

On-site
  • West Drayton, England, United Kingdom
Moulding

Job description

Responsible for developing stable, repeatable, and optimised injection moulding processes for RWC tooling and materials, ensuring products run within quality standards.

Job requirements

  1. Troubleshoot moulding processes and material or equipment issues.
  2. Create and maintain troubleshooting guide in moulding.
  3. Define the optimised injection moulding process to ensure H&S, process capability, quality and efficiency targets are met.
  4. Evaluate tooling for areas of concern, areas of improvement for quality and efficiency, and recommend improvements to optimise moulding, setup, and overall manufacturing processes.
  5. Document and maintain moulding process packs.
  6. Provide training and guidance to colleagues to achieve business objectives.
  7. Resolve process concerns, working with stakeholders (e.g. Continuous Improvement, Project Management, Tool Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Production) to ensure root causes are identified and permanent corrective actions are implemented to resolve issues.
  8. Analyse manufacturing processes, identifying improvements and report recommendations to management including decision-making information such as product/process performance, cost/benefit analysis and future requirements.
  9. Conduct trials for new materials ensuring suitability with existing tooling and equipment.
  10. Promote fact-based decision-making, ensuring root causes are identified and robust solutions implemented to resolve issues.
  11. Initiate & manage process improvement teams to resolve issues using techniques such as 5 Whys, Ishikawa & 8D.
  12. Keep up-to-date with specifications, technology and manufacturing processes
  13. Comply with all current work instructions within the organisation.
  14. Comply fully with all current HSE regulations in operation within the company whilst carrying out your duties.
  15. Carry out any reasonable task which falls within your capabilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERTISE

  • A proven track record of process development within the plastics industry.
  • A wide experience of engineering polymers across a range of industries.
  • Use of process optimisation and Process Capability studies.

REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

  • Relevant experience in injection moulding in a high-volume manufacturing operation
  • NVQ Level 3- Injection Moulding
  • The ideal candidate would have experience in commissioning and developing new tooling and processes.

COMPETENCIES / BEHAVIOURS

  • Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Able to prioritise workload as per departmental requirements.
  • Able to communicate clearly and effectively across different stakeholders.

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