Plastics Technician

<<INTERNAL JOB DESCRIPTION>>

POSITION: Plastics Technician
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Production Manager
FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Production, Fabrication, Finishing, QA
LOCATION: Pokeno - Northern Waikato
DATE EFFECTIVE: TBC
Objective
Main Objective of the Position Operation, optimisation, training and maintenance of the extrusion assets of the Spiral extruder and coretube extruders
Key Areasof Responsibility
Operations Operate and monitor continuous flow of extrusion operations.

Follow company established methods, policies, rules, practices and procedures and optimise these polices for continuous improvement.
Responsible for start-up, and set up of all new products and trials
Responsible for all necessary quality checks, inspections and reacts accordingly
Cross train on other machines and in other areas of plant.
Pre-start readiness, daily production reports, operator checks, QC checks, and other necessary production paperwork to be completed on time and correctly 100% of the time.
Drives plant efforts to achieve production efficiency, downtime reduction, drive out losses, and schedule adherence goals.
Quality Monitor production quality to minimise avoidable waste
Ensure quality non-conformances are reported in timely manner
Provide ongoing communication and feedback on quality issues to ensure the required level of quality is achieved
Focus on quality not speed
Capture optimal settings and share with the team
Aid where necessary for the QA tech and other departments
Health and Safety Ensure all equipment checks are completed
Assist in investigations and recommending corrective actions
Ensure all accident, near miss and observations are reported in a timely manner
Maintain a clean, safe work environment with a strong focus on housekeeping practices
Ensure adherence to the company H&S policy
Understand the SOP and quality system backwards and share improvements
Training Complete training modules for new starts in conjunction with Process manager and Manufacturing Manager and assessment of existing team.
Attending workshops and participating in learning opportunities as directed.
Assisting within the relevant department, but also learning about other aspects of the company.
Completing all tests, presentations, and other required evaluations.
Positively receiving feedback.
Attending meetings and offering suggestions for improvement.
Building professional relationships with colleagues and clients.
Other Duties Duties may be varied from time to time consistent with the employee’s training and skills and such varied duties are to be performed to standards that will be specified as required.
Hynds Values
A Place WherePeople Matter Passion is encouraged and our contribution matters
Heading home safe and well at the end of each day is everyone’s priority
Ongoing development for individuals and company growth
Care for each other
Do What’sRight Work together and play to our strengths as one team
Innovate and think creatively for continual improvement
Stand up for what’s right with the courage to change
Own our actions
Connect With Customers Deliver positive change with industry leading sustainable solutions
Add value through quality, innovation, service and technical expertise
Honest and transparent relationships founded on trust and credibility
Act with integrity for sustainable and profitable success
Environmental, Health& Safety
Key Areas of Responsibility Comply with Hynds Health, Safety, Environmental and Injury Management practices, policies, procedures, values and instructions
Takes personal responsibility for the health and safety of themselves and others
Reports incidents and near misses in a timely and accurate manner
Never interfering with or misusing equipment, machinery or any other items supplied at work
House Keeping - To ensure your workplace, tools, equipment is regularly kept cleaned and maintained in its original condition at the end of your working day.
Regular attendance and involvement in site Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Meetings
To encourage the culture within the organisation of every person taking responsibility and demonstrating that good environmental, health and safety practices are essential if hurt and harm are to be avoided in the workplace and environment.
Key Attributes
Experience & Technical Minimum 3 year’s previous extrusion experience in a manufacturing environment – specifically Spiral extrusion.
Experience in plastic extrusion plant tool set up especially in spiral wound extrusion
In depth knowledge of Krausse Maffei extruders, (electrical /drivers / processors / screw and Barrel checks / optimisation)
Process driven and a good eye for detail
Ability to work unsupervised to follow a system and replicate it
An investigative nature to get to root cause analysis
Knowledge of computer control systems within the extrusion process
Knowledge of manufacturing processes
Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised.
Team Player Teamwork is the main focus for all of our departments, so we can share the gained collective knowledge to replicate good.
Flexible, reliable and customer focused.
Communicates effectively with the wider team and operates in a respectful and supportive manner.
Shares openly and willingly and is an active participant.
Solutions andClient Driven Technical aptitude, solutions and results driven, attention to detail and quality focused.
Credible with internal and external stakeholders.
Results Oriented Accurate time keeping with the ability to work to deadlines
Has passion/focus on results.
Can demonstrate ability to change the result themselves and through their people.

Takes accountability for result.
Continuous Improvement (Business development and growth mindset) Searches for opportunities to improve services and quality to stakeholders and reduce costs. Focuses on continuous improvement.
Values Demonstrates an understanding and application of the Hynds values.
Health & Safety Practical understanding and experience of production health and safety standards.
Operates in a manner that risk of harm to people, place and product is as low as is reasonably practicable
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