Experienced Toolroom Technician — Injection Moulding

A-SAFE UK; Elland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 25 days holiday plus bank & hols

Pension

Flexible start and finish times

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

A-SAFE is seeking a Toolroom Technician in Halifax (Elland area) to maintain and upgrade tooling for safety-critical products. You will work on tooling maintenance schedules, spares, and modifications, collaborating with Toolroom Engineers and NPI teams on-site.

The role requires extensive toolroom experience, apprentice training, and proficiency with manual and CNC tooling. Initially days, potentially moving to shifts to support production.

Qualifications

• Extensive injection mould toolroom experience.
• Apprentice-trained toolmaker with hands-on shop floor skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience using manual tooling machinery (turret mill, lathe, surface grinder).
• Proficient in CNC milling for tooling repairs/modifications.
• Safety-conscious with collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review routine maintenance schedule for tooling.
• Create tooling checklists for routine activities.
• Monitor tooling spares and stock levels.
• Carry out tooling modifications to improve scrap and processes.
• Diagnose tool failures and assess impact on quality.
• Support CAD/CAM activities related to tooling.
• Assist NPI process for tooling requirements.
• Train apprentices alongside engineers.
• Attend off-site trials when required.
• Liaise with external toolmakers for repairs/modifications.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental policies.

Skills

Extensive toolroom experience

Apprentice-trained

Reading engineering drawings

Manual machining (turret mill, lathe,?

CNC milling

Crane operation

Electrical knowledge

Education

Apprentice-trained toolmaker

Tools

CNC milling machines

Job description

A-SAFE is seeking a Toolroom Technician in Halifax (Elland area) to maintain and upgrade tooling for safety-critical products. You will work on tooling maintenance schedules, spares, and modifications, collaborating with Toolroom Engineers and NPI teams on-site.

The role requires extensive toolroom experience, apprentice training, and proficiency with manual and CNC tooling. Initially days, potentially moving to shifts to support production.