Foam Mould Toolmaker | Precision Machining & Tooling

HR GO Recruitment; Kempston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment is seeking an experienced Toolmaker in Kempston, Bedfordshire to design, build, maintain and repair moulds and tooling for foam products. The role is permanent and full-time, with standard Monday-Thursday hours and a Friday half-day.

You will work from engineering drawings, use mills and lathes, and ensure safety and quality in a hands-on toolroom environment. The successful candidate will have proven toolmaking experience, strong fault-finding skills and the potential to

Qualifications

• Proven Toolmaker / Toolroom / Precision Engineering background.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Strong practical problem-solving and fault-finding skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, modify, maintain and repair moulds and tooling used for foam production.
• Work from engineering drawings/specs and produce tooling to required tolerances.
• Fault-find tooling-related production issues and implement effective fixes.
• Carry out tooling modifications to improve quality, repeatability and efficiency.
• Support production trials / new tooling introduction with Production & Engineering.
• Use machining processes as required (manual and/or CNC), including mills and lathes.
• Maintain safe working practices and good workshop standards.

Skills

Toolmaking

Read drawings

Fault finding

CNC machining

Milling

Turning

Leadership potential

Tools

Mills

Lathes

Job description

HRGO Recruitment is seeking an experienced Toolmaker in Kempston, Bedfordshire to design, build, maintain and repair moulds and tooling for foam products. The role is permanent and full-time, with standard Monday-Thursday hours and a Friday half-day.

You will work from engineering drawings, use mills and lathes, and ensure safety and quality in a hands-on toolroom environment. The successful candidate will have proven toolmaking experience, strong fault-finding skills and the potential to