Blow Moulding Engineer

Job Overview: Working alongside our client, an established manufacturer of plastic packaging solutions, we are looking for a skilled Blow Moulding Engineer to join their technical team to support continued business growth.

 

Remit:   

• This position will suit an experienced Blow Moulding professional with good technical expertise of blow moulding machinery and ancillary equipment
• As Blow Moulding Engineer you will act as technical lead for the blow moulding machinery onsite driving improvement projects within the blow moulding area of the plant
• This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled blow moulding professional to join a forward thinking company at their impressive manufacturing facility kitted out with modern machinery and high level automation

 

Role:

• As Blow Moulding Engineer you will be responsible for servicing the blowing machines onsite
• In the role of Blow Moulding Engineer you will be responsible for setting up and running all downstream equipment e.g. airveyors, laners, robots
• As Technical lead you will work closely to support the Production Manager and Technical Manager
• Fault finding of equipment with a view to minimizing machinery downtime
• Take ownership of GMP and health & safety issues in the manufacturing area
• Drive and support continuous improvement projects within the blow moulding area
• Completion of Condition Monitoring tasks
• Train and develop colleagues in processing, fault finding and repair within the blow moulding area
• Set up / adjust / maintain machinery to peak efficiencies to produce products based on demand
• Train, develop and mentor apprentices

 

Experience:

• Experience and technical understanding of blow moulding machines essential
• Experience with Krones and Sidel blow moulding machines an advantage
• Experience of mechanical engineering in a blow moulding environment
• Ability to diagnose and repair electrical faults
• Ability to implement process changes to affect material distribution, weights and other physical properties
• Knowledge of mould tooling change procedures
• Ability to train, develop and motivate other staff members
• Computer literate
• Ability to fault find to component level
• Willingness to learn and positive can do attitude essential

 

Key Words: “Blow Moulding Engineer”, “Blowing Engineer”, “Technical Lead”, “Blow Moulding Technical Lead”, “Blow Moulding Technician”, “Service Engineer”, “Blow Moulding”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”