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Tool Maker

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Redditch, Worcestershire
13 months ago
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Tool Maker

Precision Manufacturing

Location: Redditch
Salary: Circa £48,000 including shift allowance
Shifts: Early and Late Rotating (Monday to Friday)

A leading precision manufacturing business in Redditch is seeking an experienced Tool Maker to join their specialist team. Working in a clean, modern, and well-equipped Toolroom, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to apply high-level manual machining skills in a professional and stable environment.

Tool Maker

The Role:
This is a hands-on role focused on manual machining techniques and the end-to-end production of precision tooling components. You'll be involved in everything from new tool manufacture to the repair and adjustment of existing tools, supporting a high-specification production facility.

Tool Maker

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manufacture, assemble, modify, and repair precision tooling to production specifications.

  • Read and interpret detailed engineering drawings and technical specifications.

  • Operate a wide range of traditional Toolroom equipment including:

    • Manual lathes

    • Milling machines

    • Surface and universal grinders

    • Spark erosion machines

    • Honing and lapping machines

  • Carry out routine maintenance of tools and support continuous improvement of tooling designs and processes.

  • Work closely with engineering and production teams to ensure tooling meets operational requirements.

    Tool Maker

    Requirements:

  • Strong background in manual toolroom machining is essential.

  • Apprentice-trained or equivalent hands-on engineering experience preferred.

  • Comfortable working from complex technical drawings with a high degree of precision.

  • Experience in a precision manufacturing or tooling environment.

  • Proactive, quality-focused, and able to work independently within a small team.

    Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal-opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

    By applying through Green Folk Recruitment, you consent to share your information with our client for recruitment purposes. We handle your data with care, aligning with our privacy policy for recruitment-related activities. Please be informed that all final hiring decisions rests solely with our client. Should you have any inquiries, kindly direct them to Green Folk Recruitment for a transparent and streamlined recruitment experience. Green Folk Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy

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