Requirements & Skills

Experience Required:

3 to 15 Years

Gender Preference:

Male

Position Overview:

The Mould Maintenance Officer will handle preventive and breakdown maintenance of injection moulds, ensuring mould readiness, longevity, and minimal production downtime. This role requires strong technical capability in mould dismantling, polishing, assembly, defect analysis, and maintenance documentation. The officer will play a key role in sustaining mould life, securing quality output, and supporting efficient changeovers for automotive plastic manufacturing.

Qualifications:

• ITI / IGTR / DME / DEE / BE / B.Tech / CIPET

• Hands-on experience in mould maintenance within plastic injection environments

• Familiarity with high-cavity moulds and automotive-quality expectations

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end ownership of mould maintenance activities ensuring performance reliability

• Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance of injection moulds per schedule

• Dismantle, clean, polish, and reassemble moulds with precision and alignment accuracy

• Collaborate cross-functionally with production teams for mould changes, trials, and fitment

• Identify mould defects, conduct root cause analysis, and take corrective actions

• Ensure process adherence, quality benchmarks, and safety guidelines during maintenance work

• Maintain mould history cards, maintenance logs, and spare usage documentation

• Support continuous improvement initiatives for mould life extension and rejection reduction

Skills Required:

• Proven expertise in injection mould maintenance & troubleshooting

• Knowledge of hot runner and cold runner moulds, components, and functioning

• Strong skills in polishing, fitting, alignment, and mould assembly

• Basic understanding of mould design, materials, vents, cooling systems, and wear points

• Ability to coordinate with tool rooms, manage documentation, and ensure maintenance discipline

Special Requirements:

• Preference for candidates from the Automotive Plastic Industry

• Hands-on exposure to high-cavity and high-precision moulds

• Ability to independently handle shift-based mould maintenance activities