Production Technician

Specialists in providing engineered above ground drainage and water supply systems, Polypipe Building Services leverages offsite fabrication to design and deliver solutions to mechanical and public health engineers, M&E contractors as well as local authorities. Polypipe Building Services houses well-known industry brand Terrain and has been delivering systems to commercial, high rise residential, healthcare, education and leisure projects for over 50 years.

Role: The main purpose of the Extrusion Production Technician role is to manufacture extruded products and must ensure that production standards relating to safety, quality, outputs and cost are met.

The Production Technician will have to complete product / tool changeovers on Extrusion machines, process start-up and shut-down together with quality checks including first off approval and routine periodic checks.

The Production Technician will be required to undertake Production Operator tasks as and when required; including visual and dimensional quality checks, packing, labelling, transfer of data to relevant systems (IFS, MATTEC, QUALITY DATABASE) and moving by truck to the finished goods yard.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that production plans are met on time and in full at the required cost and quality levels.
• Ensure all agreed safe methods of working are followed at all times and report near misses or Big Six hazards in order to prevent potential accidents.
• Complete product / tool changeovers, including the die head, calibrators and all associated downstream equipment are completed in a safe manner within the expected changeover time.
• Ensure that product first off and routine quality checks are completed and that products meet the required dimensional and visual specifications.
• Start-up and shut-down of the various extrusion processes.
• Ensure that standard production outputs are met or exceeded.
• Ensure both extrusion tool / calibrator and equipment are maintained to the highest standards within the bounds of the Production Technician responsibilities.
• Participate in production handover at the beginning and end of each shift worked.
• Maintain high levels of housekeeping within the factory areas, including the cleaning of machines and removal of unwanted materials.
• Actively participate in improvement activities such as SMED, Kaizen Teams (continuous improvement) and 6S activities.
• Ensure all relevant data is captured and entered onto appropriate systems (e.g. scrap, production outputs, tooling problems, downtime, material reconciliation, quality, overweight etc)
• Work with training coordinator to ensure knowledge, training and development is passed onto relevant new starts or apprentices.
• Ensure all waste products are separated into their designated containers
• Selection of job / tool / product from planning board taking account of priorities
• Selection of machine for removal of outgoing tool and insertion of new tool / calibrator
• Last of extruded product checked and tooling / production data entered onto the appropriate system
• Set up Extrusion machine and downstream equipment using relevant data sheets
• Obtain first off sample for dimensional and physical testing
• Machine put into operation and the operator informed of production so that packaging and labels can be sourced
• Document all relevant data on QUALITY DATABASE, MATTEC, or IFS
• Conduct ongoing quality checks for visual, dimensional and stress testing
• Assist in carrying out controlled material trial’s when required.

Requirements:

• Experience setting and running all Extruders and downstream equipment unaided.
• NVQ L3 or equivalent Extrusion pipes and profiles.
• Set up, start up, monitor and shut down all 3-layer extrusion manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of LOLER
• Knowledge of SMED, 6S and other C.I. tools.
• Able to carry out processing and fault finding unaided.
• Hold all MHE and crane licences
• Ability to Start up, shut down, edit messages and basic fault finding of inkjet printers.
• Knowledge of Extrusion safety and how to carry out safety checks.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Environmental standards for self and others
• Self-motivated and able to work to tight deadlines as part of a team or individually.

Polypipe operate an Equal Opportunities Policy. If you are interested in this role, please apply today with your full CV.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Aylesford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Extrusion Pipe (preferred)

Work Location: One location