Tool Maker

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.
  
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