Injection Moulding Setter

My client is a leader in the tool-making and injection moUlding industries focusing on technical components and assemblies for a variety of industries including electronics, consumer, lighting, medical, and agricultural. We are passionate about growing and supporting local manufacturing and developing the talent to support this. Looking for a junior injection moulding setter to join their team. To be successful the candidate should have knowledge of injection moulding and polymer technology, an ability to work well with team members

Machine Setter Responsibilities:

- Assist the shift with operating the injection moulding machines, ancillaries, and automated assembly machines
- Ensure machinery is safe, checked in accordance with maintenance logs, and repaired either permanently or temporarily in conjunction with the Maintenance Department
- Modify processes, where necessary, in order to achieve maximum production rates and quality standards
- To conform to culture and employee practice
- Liaise with management, production planning, Quality Department, Toolroom, Maintenance, other team members, and other shifts with regard to tool changes, settings, operating procedures, and general running requirements
- Perform tool changes/settings and the application of ancillaries in line with production requirements
- Conducting test runs with completed tools and dies.
- Adequate experience of ancillaries such as material feed systems, masterbatch dosing, chillers, mould heaters, pick and place robotic systems, granulators, conveyors, etc Experience of running automatic assembly lines would be an advantage
- Plastics raw material knowledge (handling, processing etc.)
- Perform safe interim repairs in the absence of Maintenance and the Toolroom
- Maintain a safe, healthy, clean and tidy environment for yourself and others
- Complete training when required
- Perform any other reasonable task required by the Supervisor, Team Leader, senior managers

Candidate Requirements

Requirements:

- Matric Pass
- Minimum 5 years experience in the field
- Plastics SA NQF level 3 or above completed learnership is advantageous
- Positive Attitude
- Good work ethic
- Team player
- Valid drivers license
- Plastics raw material knowledge (handling, processing etc.)