WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
1. Salary dependent on experience
2. Role is predominantly Day shift hours
3. The organisation may provide an option to work continental shifts – these are fixed shifts (non-rotating) 6am – 6pm (20% shift allowance) and 6pm-6am (30% shift allowance) – With the continental shift pattern, you will work 7 shifts over a 2-week period
4. 23 days holiday (plus 10 bank holidays for Ireland)
5. Pension scheme (5% employer contributions)
6. Employee Wellbeing Assistance Programme
7. Tuition reimbursement
8. Annual flu vaccine
9. Sports and social club access
10. On-site parking
THE BUSINESS
Westray Recruitment Group is seeking experienced Senior Process Engineer to work for our client in Sligo (Ireland) on a permanent contract. Our client is an award-winning mould building company, and a growing medical device precision injection moulding business that has been successfully serving Ireland and the broader European markets for over 30 years. The organisation also brings expertise in building ultra-high-cavitation tooling for the medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical markets.
THE ROLE
11. Responsible for input into mould design and tooling improvements using polymer processing experiments to test and drive development to meet stringent FAT requirements
12. Develop moulding process for new tooling, including debug, troubleshooting and process optimisation/DOE
13. Ensure required process development information accompanies new tooling and is communicated clearly to relevant stakeholders
14. Interpret processes received and makes necessary assessments for specifying and sourcing of testing equipment to be used
15. Ensure all equipment is available for scheduled trials
16. Interact with tooling engineers and relevant teams to ensure timely scheduling of mould tests
17. Set moulds to be tested
18. Record and maintain all trial information and documentation
19. Ensure all FAT requirements will be met during FAT’s
20. Accompany and support visiting engineers during fat activities
21. Complete all process handover documentation post FAT acceptance
22. Attend offsite SAT or other activities at customer sites as needed
23. Assist in training new process and customer engineers and those involved I set-up and running of new moulds
24. Identify key process parameters for process monitoring and control
THE PERSON
25. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in injection moulding processing is essential
26. Relevant 3rd level qualifications, with a focus on plastics processing as desirable
27. Master Moulder preferred but not essential
28. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of injection moulding process, machines, robotics and auxiliary equipment is essential
29. Experienced with hot runner systems and precision injection moulding
30. Understanding of resin structure and behaviour when processed, including stress, orientation and melt rheology as well as resin drying and testing
31. Skilled in basic metrology, working knowledge of geometric tolerancing and ability to interpret drawings and experience in designing and performing DOE’s and process statistical studies
32. Practical experience with the entire injection moulding process and familiar with machinery up to 300 tonnes
33. Knowledge of ISO standards, TQM and GMP’s is desirable
34. Ability to write reports
35. Able to present information and respond to queries from management, clients, customers and manufacturing teams
36. Knowledge in mould design concepts
37. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions
38. Systematic approach to process optimisation and problem solving
39. Up to date knowledge of injection moulding machine technology and capabilities, willingness to continually improve upon injection mould processing skills
TO APPLY
Please send your updated CV to Tony Hutchinson or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group