Injection Die Setter

Job Description*
Purpose: *To ensure the smooth running of the manufacturing process and to assist the Shift Leading Hand so that products are delivered in full, to the correct quality specification, and on time in line with the requirements of the manufacturing plan. To work as part of the operational team providing technical and fitting services to the team, to ensure the efficient running of the manufacturing process and to help ensure best utilisation of materials and labour. The ability to perform shift work and regular weekend work are requirements of the position.
**Key Performance Indicators are**:

- To help ensure key cost areas of raw material usage, workstation up time, process efficiency, labour usage and quality requirements are met
- To ensure that all health and safety requirements are met
- To ensure that environmental and food hygiene requirements are met

This is a production role and is pivotal to the smooth running of the manufacturing operation. Time should be divided between:

- Performing insert changes and die changes on all equipment as required
- Ensure that product conforms to quality specification at start up
- Make adjustments to the process to ensure quality performance is met at all times
- Carry out routine maintenance of equipment as required
- Repair equipment and tooling breakdowns in line with acquired skills
- Ensure key cost area of material usage is considered and process optimisation is preformed to reduce wastage
- Assist with the training requirements of production and temporary staff to ensure understanding and knowledge requirements for production and safety purposes
- Undertake special projects as required
- Other tasks as required by the process technician or operations manager
- Highlight and action tooling and machinery maintenance requests as required during and at the end of production runs
- Communicate effectively with all fitting and technical staff in the department by way of completing detailed shift reports so that essential information and issues encountered are passed on

**Training & Experience**

**Requirements**:_Essential_**
- Engineering or Mechanical Trade qualification
- Thorough understanding of all Quality Assurance systems in use
- Can demonstrate written, oral and communication skills in line with the requirements of the role
- Thorough understanding of the manufacturing processes utilized
- Thorough knowledge of all products produced
- Maintain a current first aid certificate
- Maintain a current forklift operators certificate
- High level of demonstrated mechanical experience

**_Desirable:_**
- Working toward completion of a plastics trade qualification that reflects the responsibilities of the role
- Previous shift work experience
- Previous plastics industry experience
- Experience using word processing and spreadsheet programmes

**Reports To**:Injection Process Technician
**Responsibilities & Decision making**:_Materials_**
- Work with the raw materials staff and the leading hands to ensure components and material are available to meet production requirements

**_Safety_**
- To undertake all work in a safe manner with respect to oneself and others at all times
- Cleaning up after any spillage.
- To use all safety equipment supplied as directed
- Follow all signage and comply with TOPs Procedures
- To report any potential hazards or unsafe conditions
- To report any injury, incident or near miss
- Assist to clean machines when not in operation
- Ensure that safety observations are completed in line with requirements
- Follow all WHSE policies and procedures

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Product Quality_*
- Ensure that product conforms to quality specification at start up
- Ensure the correct quality checks are done at start up and that start up samples are available at the workstation
- Make adjustments to the process to ensure quality performance is met at all times
- Assist with quality staff training if required

**_Hygiene_**
- To ensure a continual high standard of personal hygiene and plant housekeeping/hygiene whilst on site and in working situation
- To wear paper hats, beard masks as required to ensure minimum contamination of food grade products
- To wash hands regularly - always after use of toilet.
- To follow all other Food Packaging hygiene rules in place
- Ensure that reporting staff follow all hygiene rules

**_Working relationships_**
- Maintain contact with the shift leading hand for prioritising of work, quality issues and work centre issues
- Maintain contact with maintenance staff for repair and maintenance of tooling and equipment
- Contact with operating staff for work centre uptime and quality issues
- Contact with the process technicians for support with training and skill requirements and with assistance of complex technical issues
- Perform effective change over’s with oncoming fitting staff

**_Environmental_**
- Adhere to the company environmental policy and guidelines
- Adhere to TOP’s environmental procedures
- Identify pot