At a Glance
- Tasks: Hands-on manufacture and maintenance of production tooling for maximum efficiency.
- Company: Join Airbus Belfast, a leader in aerospace innovation.
- Benefits: Permanent position with competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in high-precision manufacturing and enhance your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Mechanical engineering apprenticeship and 3 years' hands-on tooling experience required.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To perform hands-on manufacture, maintenance, repair, modification, installation, and routine servicing of production tooling to ensure maximum operational efficiency and equipment availability that conform to engineering standards while adhering strictly to safety and quality standards.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Carry out scheduled maintenance, tool repairs, periodic routines, and modifications on a diverse range of production tooling to engineering standards in line with delivery schedules.
- Diagnose and resolve complex tool engineering and mechanical issues on the shop floor, using a proactive, hands-on, troubleshooting approach.
- Support the installation, citing, and alignment of new and existing tooling systems across production facilities.
- Execute daily work assignments efficiently to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets set by the Tooling Team Leader.
- Conduct all tooling activities in full compliance with Health & Safety, Environmental legislation, Risk Assessments, and Safe Systems of Work.
- Support quality requirements by maintaining precise tool specifications and supporting the calibration/maintenance of related metrology equipment.
- Collaborate effectively with internal production, engineering, and quality teams to minimise operational downtime and maintain tool integrity.
- Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, proposing practical solutions to optimise tooling performance and workshop processes.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Have completed a recognised mechanical engineering or toolmaking apprenticeship together with 3 years' proven post-apprenticeship hands-on tooling experience within a high-precision manufacturing context.
- Ability to read, interpret, and work from complex engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Sound analytical and troubleshooting capabilities to diagnose and rectify mechanical and tooling faults.
- Solid working knowledge of Health & Safety standards, Risk Assessments, and safe systems of work in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively alongside Team Leaders, Quality Engineers, and Operations teams.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Tool Maker in Belfast employer: Airbus
Airbus Belfast Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises safety, quality, and employee growth. With a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees benefit from flexible working arrangements and opportunities for continuous improvement in their roles. Located in Belfast, the company fosters collaboration across teams, ensuring that every Tool Maker can contribute meaningfully to innovative projects while developing their skills in a high-precision manufacturing context.
