Toolmaker

Job Overview: Working alongside our client, a manufacturer of precision injection moulding, pressings & assemblies, we are looking to appoint a Toolmaker to join their established and successful team.

Benefits:

• Healthcare plan
  
  
• Option to purchase additional holiday
  
  
• Group life insurance at 3 x salary
  
  
• Membership of company pension scheme
  
  Remit:
  
  
• As a Toolmaker you will be responsible for providing support to the companies manufacturing operations by repairing and maintaining tooling to a production standard.
  
  
• The successful Toolmaker candidate MUST HAVE experience in repairing and maintaining injection mould tools with the ability to confidently use conventional toolroom machinery.
  
  Role:
  
  
• To manufacture new tooling, jigs and fixtures to the required standards and to the commercial deadlines.
  
  
• To manufacture prototype or special components that may be required.
  
  
• To check and measure key dimensions and features of the components made.
  
  
• To ensure that documentation related to tooling maintenance activities is used and completed as required by company procedures.
  
  
• To be available to attend tool trials within standard working hours
  
  
• To complete time sheets and work request documentation in a proper manner.
  
  
• To participate in training opportunities to develop and maintain relevant skills
  
  
• To support and guide less experienced colleagues and apprentices to develop their skills and knowledge.
  
  
• To help maintain the toolroom working area clean and orderly.
  
  
• To be aware of the availability of necessary materials and consumables and to advise line management / authorised purchaser when those stocks are low.
  
  
• To be available to support overtime working as may be necessary, by agreement, from time-to-time to achieve company objectives.
  
  
• To support the company health and safety and environmental policies and legal obligations.
  
  Experience:
  
  
• Experienced via a modern Apprenticeship (Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship Engineering Pathway or HND/HNC minimum)
  
  
• Skills and experience in the manufacture and maintenance of injection moulding tools and progression stamping dies
  
  
• The ability to work safely in the assembly and disassembly of tooling, the safe movement and control of heavy plates
  
  
• Mechanical awareness to understand the operation of common tooling mechanisms and movements
  
  
• Use of basic hand tools
  
  
• A high level of competence in the use of manual toolroom machinery including mills, lathes, surface & cylindrical grinding, bench fitting & mould polishing skills
  
  
• The ability to read technical drawings and understand trigonometry
  
  
• CNC programming, milling, spark and wire erosion would be highly desirable
  
  
• Familiarity with hot runner systems would be desirable
  
  
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team or on their own
  
  
• Good literacy skills Logical problem-solving abilities
  
  
• Good problem solving and reporting abilities
  
  Key Words: “Toolmaker”, “ Tool Maker”, “Mould Toolmaker”, “Tooling Engineer”, “Toolroom Engineer”, “Injection Mould Toolmaker”, “Bench Hand”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Toolmaking”, “Mould Tooling”
  
  Due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we will only contact successful applications that meet the requirements of our client job brief. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful.
  
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  Sierra 57 Consult –
  
  Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics, Packaging & Precision Engineering
  
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