Toolmaker

Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. They work with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.

About the role:

You will be responsible for maximising the productivity of the department by ensuring that all tooling is maintained and repaired to the highest standards, both mechanically and electrically.

Your day to day:

• Carrying out tool checks in accordance with the plan making sure the tool is on the correct inserts, date stamps and to a good production standard such as cavity finish and any other issues from it being stored.
• Covering press breakdowns highlighted on Mattec to minimise machine downtime. This could be breakdowns such as stuck fittings, cavity and core polishing, seized ejection or other parts basically repairing or replacing such as an angle pin or wear plate, getting the tool to a runnable state making quality approved parts.
• Insert changes some are done prior to tool going in and some swapped in the press. This can consist of removing cores, shells and inserts to create for example a socket/spigot part.
• Tool servicing full strip down and rebuild checking the tool for worn parts. Replacing or repairing what is required and checking the last off sample that may highlight any defects.
• Red tag log tools that have any issues to review and repair where possible.
• Turning new parts such as an angle pin, core pin milling a locking block or other small tooling parts.
• Accessing a tool and the moulded or extruded fitting and deciding on what work is required to improve it if the part is not to the quality standard.
• Date and engraving pad changes.
• Change damaged or faulty hot runner parts and rebuild.
• Water test tooling checking hydraulics and repairing cylinder seals if parts are not available arranging for this work to be captured with M&p.
• Strip, repair, polish, machine and rebuild extrusion tooling to the required production standard.

Skills & Experience we require:

The essentials:

• Must be able to understand and use conventional machines such as lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, cylindrical grinder band saws and be competent with bench work and the use of hand grinders.
• Knowledge and ability to measure and inspect parts and read engineering drawings.
• Possess metallurgical skills, knowledge of strength of materials.
• Experience of preventative maintenance on production tooling.
• Familiar with close tolerances utilising a micrometre, dial test indicators, height gauges bore micrometre and gauges.
• Plan and lay out a variety of complicated machine and bench operations connected with the construction, alteration, fitting, assembly, installation, maintenance and repair of all types of specialised tooling, jigs, fixtures, moulds, parts, gauges and company designated or purchased machines and equipment.
• Work from sample pieces, rough sketches, drawings or verbal instructions to plan.
• Ability to work on in situ injection moulds or extrusion tooling.
• Apprentice trained toolmaker.

What we can offer you:

• £18.55 per hour.
• Monday - Friday 8:00am until 4:30pm.
• 25 days of annual leave plus the bank holidays.
• Matched pension contributions up to 8%.
• Sharesave scheme.
• Team days and events.
• Life assurance.

Want to know more? Apply now or call to speak to our Resourcing Business Partner.