Tool Maker / Maintenance Fitter

Workhorse Staffing; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Coast apartment access

Company motorhome for holidays

Stable, long-term position

Plenty of variety: tooling, CNC and &維

Job summary

Workhorse Staffing is recruiting an experienced Toolmaker for a well-established Australian manufacturer in NSW. The role blends press tooling, machining and machinery maintenance within a tight-knit six-person engineering team at a large site.

The position splits roughly 50-60% toolmaking and 40-50% machinery maintenance, with duties including tool fabrication, repairs, surface grinding, CNC work, and reading AutoCAD drawings. Travel to regional sites is possible.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification as Toolmaker required.
• Strong press tooling experience essential.
• Surface grinding and sharpening expertise required.
• CNC machining experience preferred.
• Solid mechanical fault-finding skills are necessary.
• Willingness to assist with machinery maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Make new press tools and components from scratch.
• Repair/modify tooling; grind and sharpen tooling.
• Operate CNC machines and read AutoCAD drawings.
• Handle breakdowns and preventative maintenance on production equipment.
• Support regional travel to sites across NSW and Victoria.

Skills

Toolmaking trade qualification

Press tooling experience

Surface grinding & sharpening

CNC machining experience

Mechanical fault-finding

Machinery maintenance involvement

Education

Trade qualification as Toolmaker

Tools

AutoCAD drawings

CNC machining tools

Job description

Looking for a Toolmaker role with plenty of variety?

We're recruiting an experienced Toolmaker to join a well-established Australian manufacturer, working within a six-person engineering and maintenance team supporting a large manufacturing site.

This is a hands-on role split between press tooling, machining and machinery maintenance - so you won't be stuck doing the same thing every day.

THE ROLE

Around 50-60% of the role is toolmaking, including:

• Making new press tools and components from scratch
• Repairing and modifying existing tooling
• Surface grinding and sharpening
• Turning and honing roll-forming rollers
• Slotting and precision machining
• CNC machining - Fanuc experience is a bonus
• Working from AutoCAD drawings

The other 40-50% is hands-on machinery maintenance, including breakdowns, preventative maintenance and mechanical fault finding across production and roll-forming equipment.

You'll also need some basic hydraulic knowledge.

ABOUT YOU

We're looking for someone with:

• Trade qualification as a Toolmaker
• Strong press tooling experience
• Surface grinding and sharpening experience
• CNC machining experience
• Good mechanical and fault-finding skills
• A willingness to get involved with machinery maintenance

Roll-forming experience would be great, but isn't essential.

THE PERKS

• Annual access to the company's Gold Coast apartment
• Access to the company motorhome for holidays and getaways
• Stable, long-term position
• Plenty of variety - tooling, CNC and maintenance

There is also some optional regional and interstate travel available, with the team supporting sites across Newcastle, South Coast NSW and Victoria.

If you're a Toolmaker who likes variety, enjoys making and repairing tooling and doesn't mind getting your hands dirty with machinery maintenance, we'd like to hear from you.