Asst. Engineer - Tool Room

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-dayaluminium extrusion die and tooling activities.
• Ensure timely availability ofdies, dummy blocks, mandrels, stems, containers and other extrusion tooling for production.
• Coordinatedie setting, preheating, die changes and trial activities with the Production team.
• Inspect dies and tooling before and after extrusion trials.
• Monitordie condition, die life and performance and maintain proper records.
• Supportdie correction and modification based on profile dimensions and extrusion trial results.
• Coordinate withdie manufacturers/vendors for new die development, correction, repair, polishing and nitriding.
• Analyse tooling-related extrusion defects such asdimension variation, die lines, pickup, surface defects, uneven wall thickness and profile distortion.
• Coordinate withProduction and Quality teams to resolve die-related quality issues.
• Ensure propercleaning, polishing, maintenance and storage of extrusion dies.
• Maintaindie history, trial reports, correction records, die life and rejection data.
• Supervise tool room fitters/operators and allocate daily jobs.
• Ensure availability and proper maintenance oftool room machines, tools, gauges and measuring instruments.
• Monitor tooling inventory and coordinate with Stores/Purchase for required tooling and consumables.
• Ensure proper5S, housekeeping and safety in the tool room.
• Supportcost reduction, die life improvement, scrap reduction and Kaizen activities.
• Ensure proper documentation and adherence toSOPs, work instructions and quality standards.

Key Technical Skills

• Aluminium Extrusion Die & Tooling
• Solid & Hollow Die Knowledge
• Die Setting & Die Change
• Die Trial & Correction
• Die Polishing & Maintenance
• Die Nitriding Knowledge
• Profile Dimension Analysis
• Extrusion Defect Analysis
• Tool Room Operations
• Measuring Instruments
• Vendor Coordination
• Die Life & Tooling Cost Control
• 5S & Kaizen