Injection Engineer at Adexen

Our client is a leading Industrial company which manufactures a diverse range of plastic packaging products in Nigeria.

Job description

• To be responsible for all aspects of tool changing in the injection Department.
• To ensure that all tool changes and other maintenance work carried out on the injection molding machine is done safely and within Health and Safety guidelines.
• To ensure that the cavities in the tools are sprayed with mold protection before removing form the tool from press for a tool/Insert change.
• To be responsible for all aspects of process control, setting and to achieve the quality standard required for products produced in the Injection Molding Department.
• To work for and with the Production Manager to reduce machine downtime .
• To ensure that “Process Setting” sheets are used to set each new job. (These offer a “guide” to the process condition required for each job, however, the Process engineer will update the setting sheets as required.)
• To be responsible for the quality of product produced in the Injection Molding process. As part of this responsibility, regular QC checks are required to be completed on each machine operating, every hour.
• To ensure that the Production Schedule is followed.
• To ensure the Injection molding machines and the surrounding area is maintained in a clean and tidy condition at all times, especially after tool changing.
• To ensure that the Injection molding machines are restarted after a tool and Insert changes with a minimum of scrap and in the minimum of time.
• To ensure that any machine “faults” (electrical or mechanical) are attended to in a timely manner.
• To work with the Directors and Managers of the company to progress improvements.
• To comply with all the requests of your Manager to ensure the smooth operation of the department. This may include flexible working as required.

Expectations

• BS in engineering or engineering technology
• Minimum five (5) years of experience
• A multi-skilled maintenance engineer, with an electrical/electronic bias is a must, working to the operations/Plant Manager.
• Responsible for working with the team to provide planned and reactive maintenance for the injection molding department.
• Knowledge on the following machines is a plus : Asian Plastic machines (Taiwan), Negri Bossi (Italy), BMB (Italy)