Tool Maker

**Employment Type **:Full Time

**Experience **:3 to 5 years

**Salary **:Negotiable

**Job Published **:21 February 2023

**Job Reference No. **:3068075327

**Overview**:
This position reports to the Maintenance Manager, and works very closely with the Forge Specialist. It also liaises with Head Office in Germany, and will have 2 subordinates.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 / Equivalent
- Trade Tested (Red Seal) Toolmaker
- 3+ years toolmaking experience (5+ years advantageous)

**Responsibilities**:
**Production**:

- Controlling tools in pre-heat / post heat oven
- Documenting tool changes and control of all tools used, damaged, etc. Tool register
- Setting up all aspects of tooling and associated equipment required for production / operation of press.
- Straightening press tool changing, set up and maintenance
- Recognize breakdowns on tooling and rectify
- Control and exchange consumables used for tooling maintenance

**SHE**:

- Comply with all safety standards as specified

**Quality**:

- Eliminate immediate malfunctions according to action measures on tooling
- SPC measures and measuring of components used on tooling during production
- Pickling of parts
- Controlling and or setting with master
- Read drawings
- Recognise faulty tools and correct as required

**Housekeeping**:

- Area kept clean and tidy as per the requirements of 5S

**Competencies / Skills**:

- Customer focus
- Continuous Learning
- Strong communication skills
- Contributing to team success
- Good planning and organization skills
- Quality orientation
- Strong technical, and industry-specific, knowledge
- Develops others

**SKILLS**:
Toolmaking

Maintenance

Production

Health and Safety Compliance

Management

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

**INDUSTRIES**:
Manufacturing

Maintenance