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Job Description
Technical Support and Leadership for Injection Moulding Processes
Summary: Provide technical support and leadership for injection moulding processes to meet quality standards in the most efficient manner.
This is a 4 shift cycle working 2 days; 7am-7pm and 2 nights; 7pm-7am.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversight for injection moulding process start up, process monitoring during running and shutdown in a safe manner to achieve production targets for quality product.
- Take ownership for process escalations for injection moulding to ensure action is taken to troubleshoot & resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Ensure tool set-up & changeover activities are optimised to meet production targets.
- Support process engineer in the development of new processes set up, Proof of concept & validation runs for existing and new production & prototype tools.
- Ensure completion and accuracy of required documentation in the manufacturing area from all operation team supporting injection moulding.
- Support continuous improvement projects using 'Decoupled' process & lean tools to optimise injection moulding performance and improve reliability.
- Ensure personnel are distributed as per planning.
- Ownership for updating the visual area board, shift handover meeting and operational workbook.
- Work with quality personnel to rectify any issues promptly.
- Comply with EHS & cGMP policies and procedures.
- Support the development of documentation, training and work instruction activities within injection moulding.
- Support cross training of personnel across Injection moulding programmes site wide.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with GMP in all practices.
Minimum Requirements
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent, 3rd level NCEA Level 6 (Mechanical / plastics engineering) or equivalent preferable.
- 5 Years + experience of injection moulding, preferably Healthcare with high volume automation desirable.
- Experience of mould set up and working with a wide variety of plastics and mould types.
- Additional specialist industry standard 'process technician training' desirable.
Skills/Attributes:
- Excellent IT, Communication and Interpersonal skills.
- Capable of running injection moulding equipment & completion of accurate documentation.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good mechanical & process aptitude.