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ToolmakerRedditch£50,000 £55,000 DOEWhat is a press toolmaker? A toolmaker is a highly skilled engineering craftsperson who designs, builds, maintains, and repairs the precision tools, dies, moulds, jigs, and fixtures used to manufacture parts and products. You will work alongside an experienced Tool Room team, including a Tool Room Manager with deep institutional knowledge of the business and its tools. The role spans new tool build, ongoing maintenance, breakdown support to production and continuous improvement of the tool estate. If you are a time-served tool maker who wants a role with real variety and a business that values the trade, this is it. Whats on offer to the toolmaker:
- Upto £55000 basic salary
- Overtime arrangements
- Pension
- 28 days annual leave
- Supportive team function
- Career progression
Key responsibilities of the toolmaker:
- Building new press tools from approved drawings and specifications — working to tight tolerances, using conventional and CNC machining, grinding and EDM/wire erosion equipment.
- Maintaining the active tool estate — carrying out planned maintenance, wear assessment, refurbishment and rebuild work to keep 500+ tools performing to standard.
- Supporting press-side breakdown activity — attending machine-side when tooling issues arise, diagnosing faults and returning tools to service quickly and correctly.
- Commissioning new tools through first-off trials and supporting PPAP and first article inspection submissions.
- Working to engineering drawings, tool specifications and inspection standards without close supervision — managing your own workload and communicating progress clearly to the Tool Room Manager.
- Supporting and mentoring apprentice tool makers, sharing your knowledge and setting a high standard.
Skills needed to be considered for toolmaker:
- Time-served toolmaker — recognised apprenticeship or equivalent trade qualification in tool making, tooling engineering or a closely related discipline. xgikmsk
- Demonstrable experience in press tool making — building, fitting and maintaining progressive, blanking, forming or compound tools.
- Competent on conventional machining — milling, turning, Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
Toolmaker in Redditch employer: INNOV8 SYNERGY Talent Management
Join a dynamic engineering company in Brownhills, Walsall, where your skills as a MIG Welder will be valued and rewarded. With a competitive pay rate of £18.62 per hour, a four-day work week, and ample opportunities for overtime, you can achieve a great work-life balance while advancing your career in a clean and supportive environment. Enjoy benefits such as pension enrolment, 28 days holiday, and a commitment to employee development, making this an excellent place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
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INNOV8 SYNERGY Talent Management Recruitment Team
