Job Responsibilities

Supervise day-to-day aluminium extrusion die and tooling activities.
Ensure timely availability of dies, dummy blocks, mandrels, stems, containers and other extrusion tooling for production.
Coordinate die setting, preheating, die changes and trial activities with the Production team.
Inspect dies and tooling before and after extrusion trials.
Monitor die condition, die life and performance and maintain proper records.
Support die correction and modification based on profile dimensions and extrusion trial results.
Coordinate with die manufacturers/vendors for new die development, correction, repair, polishing and nitriding.
Analyse tooling-related extrusion defects such as dimension variation, die lines, pickup, surface defects, uneven wall thickness and profile distortion.
Coordinate with Production and Quality teams to resolve die-related quality issues.
Ensure proper cleaning, polishing, maintenance and storage of extrusion dies.
Maintain die history, trial reports, correction records, die life and rejection data.
Supervise tool room fitters/operators and allocate daily jobs.
Ensure availability and proper maintenance of tool room machines, tools, gauges and measuring instruments.
Monitor tooling inventory and coordinate with Stores/Purchase for required tooling and consumables.
Ensure proper 5S, housekeeping and safety in the tool room.
Support cost reduction, die life improvement, scrap reduction and Kaizen activities.
Ensure proper documentation and adherence to SOPs, 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