The Production Engineer is responsible for overseeing daily injection moulding operations, ensuring effective machine utilization, minimizing downtime and scrap, improving productivity through process optimization, maintaining quality standards, coordinating with maintenance, quality, and tooling teams, and driving continuous improvement to meet customer and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
· Plan and monitor daily production schedules.
· Set up and optimize injection moulding process parameters.
· Improve cycle time, productivity, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
· Reduce rejection rates, rework, and material waste
· Troubleshoot moulding defects and process issues.
· Coordinate mould changes and machine setup.
· Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
· Monitor machine performance and coordinate preventive maintenance.
· Train and supervise production operators.
· Prepare production reports and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Maintain compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Support internal and external audits.