Production Technician

Required for leading Plastic Pipes & Fitting manufacturer in Saudi Arabia.
Required Skills, Personal Qualities and Training:-
A strong knowledge of PVC and CPVC Extrusion processes and equipment
• Minimum five years of experience in an extrusion operator or process optimization role, gained in a modern, lean manufacturing plastics environment.
• Must have experience setting up, troubleshooting PVC and CPVC pipe extrusion process & lines Hands-on experience in plastic extrusion process optimization and machine/tooling commissioning.
• Ability to deliver Health and Safety control with-in a structured system like OHSAS 18001. Proven background of driving continuous improvement within an ISO 9001 production environment.
• Experience with preventative maintenance programs (TPM). Project and trial coordination skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with proficiency in English language.
• Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills to maintain strong employee relations in a multi-cultural environment. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Improvement implementation through established methodologies such as lean manufacturing, total quality practices and six sigma.
• Operates with high level of attention to detail, is organized, methodical and provides accurate documentation.
• High degree of ERP and computer literacy, with proficiency in using Microsoft Office programs.
• Able to work under pressure and demonstrate good time management
• Ability to make quick, clear decisions
• A calm and patient manner
• Ability to train and develop others
• Flexible in work approach and work times
Job General Objectives
Assists Production Supervisor and operators in set up, normalization, troubleshooting and optimization of all machine processes with the ultimate goal of reducing scrap, improving machine output performance and reducing tool change times. Maintains and secures controlled extrusion process by using item weights, checking and optimizing current running process;
1. Performing line readings and equipment walk downs to ensure extrusion parameters are maintained, quality issues are identified and solutions are implemented.
2. Performing visual inspection of finished products to identify conditional or mechanical issues with the equipment. If issues are found, notify the appropriate resource or make appropriate adjustments to ensure a correction is made.
3. Identifies process improvements and areas for reduction in waste and increased throughput
4. Improves and optimizes product changeover using quick tool change techniques
5. Determines Maximum production rates and ensures maximum production rates are applied as per Production Data Sheet (PDS), while maintaining quality standards.
6. Follows documentation practices & completes all reports and paperwork as required.
7. Verifies that basic maintenance duties on extrusion machines and ancillary equipment as specified within the planned maintenance guidelines are completed. Supports and monitors adherence to TPM & 5S programs 8. Supports and assists implementation of Lean manufacturing principles.
9. Re-enforces consistent and accurate data recording and logging of changes in process- and production parameters.
10. Ensuring any systems implemented in the section are fully supported taking personal ownership of the process, procedure or system.
11. Displays a methodical approach to problems solving and root cause analysis to identify process, machine or work area improvements that optimize productivity.
12. Maintains a clean, safe and organized work environment.
13. Conducts operations to ISO and OHSAS standards and assists with updating procedures and work instructions to reflect current production and process status
14. Works with the Quality department to investigate customer concerns and develops and implements corrective solutions.
15. Assists in the ongoing development of Production Operators to industry standards.
16. Communicate positional and line performance issues to the production supervisor.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Diploma in a scientific discipline preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience is required.

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