To ensure that all moulds and tools are processed through the tool room timeously and to a standard that will allow them to be run by production with minimal rejects.

Requirements:

• Must be in possession of a Grade 12 School Leaving Certificate
• Must be a Trade Tested Toolmaker or Fitter/Turner Machinist
• The Candidate must have sound knowledge of Pneumatics, welding, turning, milling and preferably CNC experience
• 5 years working experience in an Automotive Manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that tools/moulds made in the Toolroom comply with ALL stipulated requirements.
• Ensure that tooling projects are completed within set timing constraints by clearly defined instructions and monitoring of staff.
• Planning for resource and material requirements.
• Staying within set budget parameters for tools/moulds. Tool/Mould Maintenance
• Maintain and Repair all Tooling/Moulds used in the group so as to ensure minimal rejects or foam wastage.
• Develop new tooling or modify existing tooling when required
• Diagnose and repair faults on tooling during the production run
• Manufacture basic tooling and production tooling to drawing or sample part
• Move, lift, lower and look after tooling Process/Productivity Improvements
• Identify areas for improvement on Tool/Mould design and manufacture with a reduction in rejects and shortened lead time as the end result. Fabrication
• Develop and fabricate from complex drawings
• Mechanically cut, drill and punch fabrication materials
• Join metals using the resistance welding process, Weld work piece (oxy-acetylene welding, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding)
• Remove metals using oxy-fuel and air-carbon arc gouging processes
• Ensure all equipment/machine tools are maintained and that tool room housekeeping is of a high standard at all times Maintenance Process (Scheduled)
• Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work
• Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements
• Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.)
• Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site
• Isolate equipment, perform lockouts and make the work area safe
• Conduct Preventive Maintenance activities
• Perform change overs in the production environment
• Perform routine maintenance
• Align machines and equipment
• Diagnose and repair faults on equipment and machinery during production/operation
• Commission and refurbish machines / equipment
• Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce components
• Operate and monitor a lathe to produce components
• Operate and monitor a milling machine to produce components
• Operate and monitor a surface grinding machine to produce components
• Perform basic welding/joining of metals
• Perform MIG/TIG welding of metals