Plastic Injection Molding Technician Job in Nairobi Kenya (KES 50K)

Plastic Injection Molding Technician

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Nairobi

Salary: Kshs 50,000

Our client is a local Plastic Manufacturer that provides solutions for the business, private sector, government and everyday consumers. 

They seek to hire a mould technician, whose sole purpose is to operate and tend to plastic molding processes and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Use technical knowledge and skills to ensure that we are utilizing the appropriate methods and processes for each manufacturing application
• Develops and implements solutions to a wide range of product, manufacturing, or business needs
• Make decisions guided by established policies and procedures
• Support production through continuous improvements and daily production support
• Perform root cause investigations and implement corrective actions

Qualifications/Skills

• Higher National Diploma in a related discipline, such as Mechanical Engineering or Plastics Engineering with additional design or manufacturing
• Experience 5 years and above
• Maintenance knowledge and skills to safely, effectively and efficiently disassemble, clean, troubleshoot, and assemble 50% to75% of company’s active molds.
• Demonstrate sound mechanical reasoning, knowledge of mold function, and a desire to improve his/her own plastics processing knowledge as it relates to mold function.
• Able to measure and calculate basic (static) tooling stack-ups to determine component preloads and clearances or verify print dimensions.
• Familiar with hot-runner function, basic maintenance and troubleshooting techniques like probe tip cleaning, removal, and reworking; and basic electrical troubleshooting on probes, heaters, thermocouples, and manifolds.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work methodically and meticulously during repairs on molds.
• Able to make clear, concise data entries into mold-maintenance manuals.
• Has the hand tools and operating skills for basic machine-shop equipment (grinder, mill, lathe, micrometer, caliper, etc.)

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Plastic Injection Molding Technician-50k) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 7th October, 2014

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.