Mould Maker

Bathford

£26,415.20 Per Annum

Our client is recruiting for a great opportunity to work within a highly technical environment, working with customers across the world manufacturing unique products.

You will be working within the moulding department cleaning, fitting and providing maintenance to assembly manufacturing moulds.

Mould Maker Role and Responsibilities:

The department comprises of two areas; one where job preparatory work and complete mould cover construction is undertaken and the other where preparation, service and repair of covers for use in production areas is carried out. Some basic maintenance of expanding mould cylinders is also undertaken
Mould cover manufacture is carried out using a combination of automated and manual processes. The automated aspects at present include die cutting, annealing, embossing, laser cutting, fitting of electrotype and some of the welding operations
Undertake transport of mould covers between manufacturing, preparation and storage areas
Assemble the layers of mould cover produced on the press and/or automated equipment, by tack welding the layers together, bowl welding through all layers through to completion of the final seam and any other ancillary operations
Train to operate the mould manufacturing equipment and carry out all the tasks associated with the duties required
To assist with cleaning of mould covers and cylinders, providing repairs on the paper-machines as required
Maintaining accurate records relating operations and manufacture mould covers to dimensional tolerances
Compliance to all applicable safety rules must be always observed and any use of chemicals is undertaken as described in the Chemical Register (COSHH)
An awareness of Lean manufacturing techniques as appropriate to the department
To provide first line maintenance support including regular routine checks to ensure efficient operation including, but not exclusive to, oil levels, gas levels/availability of replacement cylinders, filter change/clean etc.
Cleaning and maintenance of expanding cylinder moulds
Start from design stage through to completion of the mould cover
Range of duties including, embossing (manual and automated), milling, setting out, edging and seaming, bowl welding (manual and automated) and sewing
Assembly of mould cover and providing mould repairs

The ideal Electrical & Process Control Technician will:

Good basic education to include good passes in GCSE or equivalent
Experience in the use of computers preferably including MS Excel
Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative with minimum of supervision
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively both within the Department and with other Departments
An understanding of the departmental targets and KPI’s
Ability to maintain accurate records in both electronic and hard copy format as required of the position
To have obtained the necessary level of competence in all above and to continue to learn other skills to meet business demands
To may be required to undertaken courses covering overhead crane operation, mastermover, forklift etc).

Mould Maker Benefits and Working Hours:

Rotating shifts

06:00 – 14:00 Monday to Thursday, Friday 06:00 – 13:00
14:00 – 22:00 Monday to Thursday, Friday 13:00 – 20:00
Starting salary will rise to £33,019 once competent within the role
Holiday included within the shift pattern. Pension scheme which offers an employer contribution of up to 9% of salary. Training and development costs associated to role paid for. Life assurance of four times your basic salary. Sick pay scheme. 24/7 Employee assistance programme, Lifeworks with access to counselling, financial and legal advice, several additional perks with discount codes for stores, gyms and experiences
Cycle to work scheme, £500 Refer a friend scheme
Long service awards, Recognition platform, give as you earn scheme
Eye care for Display Screen Equipment users, Digital GP through Doctor Care Anywhere
Phone discounts through EE, Costco membership, Love2Shop shopping discount card

Jackie Kerr Recruitment is an independent agency that has been established for 27 years. We strive to provide the ultimate consultancy service to all our candidates. Whether you are looking for permanent or temporary work we pride ourselves in understanding our candidate’s requirements to ensure that we place you in your ideal role. We have recently heavily invested in new Recruitment Software that provides an online portal. Simply visit jackiekerrrecruitment. com to enter your details and you will receive job alerts, hot off the press. The portal enables you to update your information and CV at any time, so we always have your latest employment details on record. So please visit our website and let us help you to find your dream job! Please note: At Jackie Kerr Recruitment we receive a huge number of applications for each job that is posted. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of your original application, please go to our website jackiekerrrecruitment. com to apply for other jobs that may be suitable to you