Milling Machine Senior Setter

SUMMARY:
We are assisting our client in the recruiting for a experienced and qualified Milling Machine Senior Setter

POSITION INFO:

Responsible for Production in and setting within milling department

Job Purpose Ensuring that products manufactured are of the highest standard and that they meet customer’s requirements

Job Description:

• Completes production by sufficient planning; scheduling and assigning staff to accomplish work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; forecasting problems, resolving problems; ensuring productions targets are met and reporting results to the Machine Shop Manager.
• Liaise and communicate production with other production and project managers.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain quality by monitoring production; reducing scrap and re-work and enforcing organisation quality standards.
• Uphold company values, vision, policies, processes, procedures and systems; discipline, coach and counsel employees appropriately.
• Developing personal growth opportunities and improving skills within the department
• Accepts and embraces change, innovative and receptive to new ideas; encourages others to accept, be receptive and deal with change; initiates change when necessary; solves problems and provides solutions.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and coaching personnel on the use of all equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established health and safety legislation policies and procedures and emphasising good housekeeping practices within the department.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge current by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies and Improves supervisory skills through internal and external training programs.
• Maintains positive relations with staff by building high morale within the department; supporting and motivating staff; providing expectations and feedback to staff; teaching staff in order to prevent repetition of errors and mistakes; having a positive attitude and inspiring staff to grow and do their jobs well; actively listening and communicating company, department, managerial and employee needs and desires to one another.
• Maintain working relationships with respective majority unions by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong Planning and Organising Skills
• Listening and Communicating Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Analytical and Mathematical Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a pressurised environment
• Ability to work with a team - sound interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous jobs / projects / tasks
• Ability to overcome, embrace and manage change
• Sound knowledge and experience of the various machines used within a milling machine environment
• Must have proven experience in 4th axis milling, with the ability to accurately read technical drawings, set up and program machines, and consistently work to tight tolerances.

 Key Responsibility and Authority

1. Manage and Co-ordinate team with Supervisor
2. Assist with planning, managing and co-ordination of production and progress improvement
3. Ensure production targets are met
4. Stop production when found out of control or specification
5. Maintain quality – monitor, record and reduce scrap and re-work
6. Signing off of 1^st off samples on setup and inspection reports
7. Ensure sufficient resources and all equipment is ready and in good working order
8. Uphold company values, vision, policies, processes, procedures and systems
9. Maintain a clean and safe working environment

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