Job Description Overview

This job description sets out to define the job role of a Machine Setter 2, but it is not wholly inclusive. The core objectives of this role are as follows:

Job Summary:

• Reporting to Process Technician
  
  Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• General Duties:
• Take a key role to provide Production, Production Engineering, Maintenance, Toolroom, and NPI support
•   Support documentation requirements respect to areas including set-ups, production, scrap, maintenance, and training.
• Mould setting and changing.
• Process optimization.
• Trouble shooting process faults.
• Carrying out preventative maintenance when scheduled.
• Assist production process to maximise machines and materials usage to optimum efficiency.
• Ensuring targets are met as set out by the departmental managers, i.e., tool changes etc.
• Ensuring compliance to standards i.e., ISO 13485
• Train on Blow moulding process to ensure competence in Mould change over, Troubleshooting etc.
  
   
• Production:
• Mould setting and changing as per production schedule. Setting up machines to standard specification.
• Assist in the implementation of single minute exchange of dies (SMED). Ensure tool change time is at the minimum.
• Material handling of shift. Ensure dryers are maintained with material.
• Trouble shooting process faults to eliminate downtime and quality problems.
• Liaise and communicate with proceeding and following shifts
• Ensuring targets are met as set out by the departmental managers.
• Production efficiencies, etc.
  
   
• Production Engineering
• Executes Process trials and trials management. Will include manufacturing support (process debug), and NPI support (trialling, scientific injection moulding trials, OQ/PQ execution support). 
  
   
• Quality:
• Approval and sign off of first of samples prior to supplying sample to QA Start up and shut down of machine when required.
• Daily monitoring of complaints, reject analysis, etc.
• Liaison with all relevant departments to eliminate process problems to reduce product defects and downtime.
• Participation in production and quality projects
• Ensuring compliance to standards i.e. ISO 13485 and TS 16949.
• Understand the requirements relating to your position and ensuring compliance.
• Updating all product mould specification changes from standard conditions on appropriate documents 
• Analysis of non-conforming product to eliminate machine problem affecting product quality.
• A non-conforming report shall be filled out to document corrective action.
• Compliance and utilisation of the red bin procedure when dealing with non-conforming product.

 

Ad Hoc:

• Provides additional support and assistance on tasks and projects as directed by Management.

 

Housekeeping:

• Ensure that all work areas are kept free of excess product and materials
• Machine surfaces are kept clear of waste materials.
• All walkways, fire exits and fire points should be clear at all times.
• Water, oil and air leaks should be made safe immediately and spillages cleaned up.
• Material spills to be cleaned up in a timely manner.
• Prior to commencing production run all waste material/ set up rejects to be removed from the line.

 

      Health & Safety:

• Ensure all machine safety mechanisms are fully functional prior to commencing production runs. (e.g. electrical panels on machines left open).
• Carrying out all work using safety equipment and procedures involved.
• Use of all Personnel Protection Equipment as required.
• Understanding of emergency plans (evacuation, emergency stop on machines etc.).
• Report all potential hazards.

 

Education & Experience Required:

•                2-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

•                Basic knowledge of IT skills is desirable. 

•                Knowledge of Production procedures.

•                Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations. 

•                Knowledge of quality requirements.

•                Attention to detail.

•                Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills.