Job Summary
Leading plastics packaging company requires a suitably experienced Setter (Technician) for their injection moulding plant in Cape Town's southern suburbs. Dayshift position.
Monthly remuneration:
To R25 000 neg + medical aid + pension
Requirements:
* Matric / N3 Engineering minimum, additional plastics certifications advantageous
* 5 years relevant plastic injection moulding experience, in rigid plastics
* Excellent processing and setting knowledge on stretch injection moulding machines
* Mechanical aptitude
* Strong fault finding skills
* Analytical thinker
* Enthusiastic and motivated
* Passionate about excellent service
* Own transport advantageous
Duties:
- Assist in achieving a production efficiency of 80%
- Run good quality products at costed or below costed cycles
- Assist in ensuring that production waste is maintained below 2%
- Set machines according to best practices
- Do pre planning before every mould change to minimise downtime
- Conduct maintenance on machinery and equipment in the department
- Report all mould related issues to the Process Manager
- Properly maintain maintenance records as per company requirements
- Attend to mechanical and settings breakdowns
- Assist production in achieving optimum efficiencies
- Advise on and implement technical improvements where appropriate and cost effective
- Actively ensure that all moulds are serviced, cared for and maintained appropriately
- Practice a high standard of housekeeping and safety
- Attend to callouts on breakdowns
- Overcome problems and obstacles as a team
Contact Scott on 0117041302
McKessar Recruitment
Randburg
2-10
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About
We are specialist recruiters in the following industries : 1.) high speed packaging (FMCG), 2.) plastics packaging and 3.) industrial pumps and valves. In these fields we are recruiting for recognised local and international market leaders. Positions we cover include qualified artisans, production / maintenance team leaders, engineers and sales personnel.