At a Glance
- Tasks: Manufacture and repair tools in a dynamic production environment.
- Company: Established manufacturing business with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, and performance bonuses.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth in a fast-paced, supportive team.
- Why this job: Join a hands-on role where your skills directly impact production efficiency.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Toolmaker and strong machining skills required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
A well-established manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join their engineering team. This is a hands-on role within a busy production environment, responsible for the manufacture, repair, and maintenance of press tools, jigs, and fixtures used in day-to-day operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring tooling reliability, reducing downtime, and supporting efficient production output across the site.
Key Responsibilities
- Manufacture, assemble, and repair press tools, jigs, and fixtures used in production.
- Strip down, inspect, fault-find, and rebuild tooling to restore full functionality.
- Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance on press tools to minimise downtime.
- Work from engineering drawings to produce precision toolroom components.
- Set and operate manual milling, turning, and grinding machines.
- Perform bench fitting, hand finishing, and assembly to tight tolerances.
- Carry out tool trials, adjustments, and modifications to ensure correct performance.
- Use precision measuring equipment to inspect tooling and components.
- Support production teams by responding quickly to tooling breakdowns and issues.
- Ensure all tooling meets safety, quality, and production standards.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and workshop organisation.
Skills & Experience Required
- Proven experience as a Toolmaker in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Strong experience with press tools, jigs, fixtures, or similar tooling.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
- Experience with manual machining (milling, turning, grinding).
- Strong bench fitting and precision assembly skills.
- Competent using measuring equipment (micrometres, verniers, gauges).
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Desirable Experience
- Press tooling experience in a production or high-volume environment.
- Background in maintenance toolroom or production engineering support.
- CNC machining experience (advantageous but not essential).
- Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
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