Engineer / Senior Engineer – Mould Maintenance

Job Description:

Position Title: Engineer / Senior Engineer – Mould Maintenance

• Execute preventive, breakdown, and corrective maintenance on complex plastic injection moulds.
• Inspect, polish, repair, and clean mould components such as cores, cavities, sliders, ejector pins, and guide pillars.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot Hot Runner systems, manifold systems, and sequential valve gating systems.
• Detect and resolve common moulding defect issues related to tool wear (e.g., flash, short shots, silver streaks, burn marks). 

• Read and interpret complex 2D/3D engineering blueprints and tool design drawings.
• Operate conventional tool room machines like EDM, grinding, milling, and lathe machines for modification work.
• Use precision measuring instruments (micrometres, vernier calipers, dial gauges) to maintain strict tolerances.
• Support new product development (NPD) by handling mould trials and implementing engineering change notes (ECN). 

• Track and optimize critical metrics such as MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) for moulds.
• Implement and sustain TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), 5S, and Kaizen methodologies inside the tool room.
• Ensure strict adherence to automotive quality audits like IATF 16949 and ISO standards.
• Complete documentation, including mold history cards, preventive maintenance checklists, and breakdown reports. 

• Manage critical spare parts inventory for moulds (e.g., core pins, heaters, thermocouples, O-rings) to eliminate production downtime.
• Ensure safety protocols (like LOTO - Lockout/Tagout) are systematically followed during heavy mould handling and overhead crane operations

• Location: MIDC Waluj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
• Experience Required: 4 to 7 Years in Plastic Injection Moulding Tool Room/Maintenance
• Industry: Automotive Component Manufacturing (Tier-1 OEM Supplier)
• Education: Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Tool & Die Making, or CIPET (DPMT/PDPMT)