Must be: Trade Tested Toolmaker

Take responsibility for the repair, maintenance and improvement to all production tooling, jigs, moulds and fixtures

Trade Test Certificate

Knowledge of OHSA act

Hydraulics/Pneumatics basics and automated process control

Main Duties:

Maintenance Control

• Conducts inspections to ensure early diagnosis of possible equipment failures or excess wear.
• Ensures Tooling operations / maintenance work is executed within applicable standards and rectify before breakdown occurs
• Provides advice to Production as to which routines are required for preventative maintenance; make the necessary approvals for tool changes as necessary.
• Oversee the calibration of instruments and machines on a 6 monthly basis to ensure legal compliance.
• Reviews performed and reported maintenance results; plans, follows up and implement corrective action.
• Remains up to date with technologies in maintenance toward improving processes and operational effectiveness.
• Drives Root Causes Analysis within the Team to address equipment failures.
• Prepares and presents the necessary progress reports.

Compliance

• Operates within controls and procedures 
• Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within own department and area of responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure.

Customer Service

• Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services.
• Represents the company in meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Identifies and solves problems creatively whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity

Staff Supervision

• Ensures that all employees have signed performance agreements.
• Monitors and measures performance quarterly by conducting employee appraisals.
• In collaboration with HR, identify staff performance objectives, potential areas of development and action plans where necessary.
• Ensures ongoing training and development of employees.
• Addresses employee relations matters fairly and promptly.

Cost and Financial Control

• • Contributes to the budget preparation process.
  • Promotes and communicates the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of financial and other resources.
  • Monitors and controls expenditure against budget and ensures spending occurs within budgetary limits and financial guidelines, report deviations to direct Manager.
  • Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.