Engineer - Mold Maintenance

Job Purpose

To maintain, repair, troubleshoot, and improve injection moulds to ensure uninterrupted production, consistent product quality, and optimum mould life.

Key Responsibilities

Preventive Maintenance

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance of injection moulds as per maintenance plan.
• Clean mould cavities, cores, vents, sliders, lifters, ejector systems, and cooling channels.
• Inspect mould components for wear, damage, corrosion, and alignment issues.
• Maintain maintenance records and history cards for each mould.

Breakdown Maintenance

• Attend mould breakdowns during production.
• Diagnose root causes of mould-related defects and machine stoppages.
• Repair or replace damaged mould components.
• Ensure minimum downtime and quick restoration of production.

Mould Assembly & Trials

• Assemble and disassemble injection moulds safely.
• Verify mould functioning after maintenance activities.

Tool Room Activities

• Operate tool room equipment such as:
• Surface Grinder
• Milling Machine
• Lathe Machine
• EDM Machine
• Bench Grinding Equipment
• Polishing Equipment
• Perform fitting, polishing, and minor machining activities.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze recurring mould failures and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CAPA, and continuous improvement projects.

Documentation

• Maintain mould maintenance records.
• Update spare parts consumption records.
• Prepare maintenance reports and breakdown analysis reports.
• Ensure proper identification and traceability of moulds.

Safety & Compliance

• Follow all safety procedures during mould handling and maintenance.
• Use proper lifting equipment and PPE.
• Maintain 5S standards in the tool room.
• Comply with ISO 9001, AS9100, medical device, or customer-specific requirements.

Qualification

• Diploma Tool & Die Making, - NTTF or GTTC

Experience

• Technician: 2–5 years in injection mould maintenance.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Injection mould construction and working principles.
• Hot runner and cold runner systems.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic mould systems.
• Mould defect analysis (preferred).
• Reading engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Polishing and fitting techniques.
• Preventive maintenance planning.

Troubleshooting Skills

Knowledge of mould defects such as:

• Flash
• Short Shot