Mould Fitter

A vacancy for a Tool/Mould Fitter has arisen at our Shatterprufe Garankuwa plant. This is a General Staff position reporting to the Mechanical Supritendent.

To support production and new product development by ensuring the timeous manufacture of glass making tools, templates, jigs and fixtures for the manufacturing process to support the Shatterprufe strategic plan.

• Provide tooling, to required standards, to production in line with job request to support production requirements.
• Ensure accurate shaping of raw materials (metals) by interpreting drawing, negatives or sample finished glass products to determine the dimensions and identify which materials are required.
• Support NPD by providing new moulds checked against fixtures with calibration results attached and filed per part number.
• Assembling of components of the tool by cutting materials and assembling by drilling bolting or welding as per dimensions of the drawing to ensure compliance to specifications.
• Fasten or assemble all relevant components through various techniques as per rigidity, joint quality and dimensional accuracy specifications and verify the completed assembly against the required form to supply part to internal customer in line with specifications.
• Ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.
• Assist production during relevant production runs in order to timeously address any concerns, to implement suggested ideas and remedy problems.

Qualification(s)

• Welding Certificate

• Relevant Trade Test

• Grade 12 with Maths & Science

Knowledge

• Understanding of 3D drawings

• Geometric Knowledge

• Experience in use of drilling machines, grinders & metal benders

• Understanding of Health & Safety Act

• Knowledge of problem solving techniques (5 Ys)

Skills

• Arc Welding

• Ability to use oxygen acetylene

• Use of jigsaws, power tools and an array of hammers

• Able to use venier micrometer, lazer height cage and other tools necessary for calibration

• Knowledge of expanding and extracting

Experience

• 3 years work experience in tooling or metal shop environment

• Pneumatic experience

• Experience in automotive industry

• 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment.

contact person:

• Tsholofelo Molatole
• 087 549 3429
• tmolatole@pg.co.za

Vacancy closing date:

• 11 / 10 / 2024

• CV
• Copy of identification book (ID)

• Evidence of qualifications