Grade 12 Trade Test (Toolmaker or Tool Jig & Die Maker) 5 years working experience in an Automotive Manufacturing environment Maintenance Process (Scheduled): Receive Maintenance Schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.) Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site Isolate equipment, perform lockouts and make the work area safe Conduct Preventive Maintenance activities Perform change overs in the production environment Count stock for a Stock Take integrity check (check spares condition during the count) Maintenance Process (Breakdown): Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical/electrical nature for all equipment under engineering functional control Update the responsible person on progress of repairs Escalate the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully Capture all information related to the breakdown to aid in determining the root cause File job requisition upon completion of repair Mechanical Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance Align machines and equipment Diagnose and repair faults on equipment and machinery during production/operation Commission and refurbish machines / equipment Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce simple components Operate and monitor a lathe to produce simple components Operate and monitor a milling machine to produce simple components Operate and monitor a surface grinding machine to produce simple components Operate the Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) to seal moulds Perform basic welding/joining of metals Perform MIG/TIG welding of metals Grind tools and drill bits Tooling Maintenance: Maintain and repair production tooling Develop new tooling or modify existing tooling when required Change and set tooling Diagnose and repair faults on tooling during the production run Manufacture basic tooling and production tooling to drawing or sample part Move, lift, lower and look after tooling Fabrication: Develop and fabricate from complex drawings Mechanically cut, drill and punch fabrication materials Join metals using the resistance welding process Weld work piece (oxy-acetylene welding, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding) Remove metals using oxy-fuel and air-carbon arc gouging processes Maintenance Process (Post Maintenance): Test and commission machinery or equipment prior to handover Complete the Planned Maintenance Schedule (Work completed, work not completed, spares used, spares not available, time taken, observations, problems, etc.) Identify any other work required (including additional spares) Clean up after completion of job and inform the responsible person that the maintenance has been completed to the required standard Engineering Projects: Work as a project team member Material Handling: Sling loads Operating cranes/hoists Operating forklifts Continuous Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement drives related to tooling Reporting: Complete Maintenance Time Sheets (nature of work, time spent to repair and material/spares used
