Injection Mould Toolmaker

ASC Connections Ltd; South Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays

Job summary

ASC Connections Ltd is recruiting an experienced Injection Moulding Toolmaker to join a leading plastics manufacturing business. The role involves manufacturing, assembling and maintaining injection mould tooling, using conventional toolroom machines in a precision engineering environment.

You will read and interpret technical drawings, perform bench fitting, assembly and modifications to ensure tools meet tight tolerances. A time-served Toolmaker with tooling experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Time-served Toolmaker with extensive experience in injection mould tooling.
• Experience manufacturing and assembling mould tooling to tight tolerances.
• Able to interpret detailed technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Machining components to high standards using a range of conventional toolroom machinery.
• Manufacturing complete mould tools and modular tooling systems in various steels/alloys.
• Assembly, fitting and bench work of mould tooling components.

Skills

Toolmaking

Injection mould tooling

Reading drawings

Bench fitting

Machining

Assembly

Maintenance

Tools

Surface grinders

Cylindrical grinders

Manual lathes

Milling machines

Job description

A leading plastics manufacturing business, providing a range of specialist engineering services, is seeking an experienced Injection Moulding Toolmaker to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a skilled precision engineering environment, manufacturing and assembling bespoke injection mould tooling solutions.

Monday - Friday | Days | 25 + 8 Days Holiday | Salary Dependent on Experience

Working as part of an experienced precision engineering team, you will use your technical knowledge, precision engineering skills and problem-solving ability to manufacture, assemble, modify and maintain a range of injection mould tooling.

As an Injection Moulding Toolmaker, your duties will include:

• Machining components to a high standard using a range of conventional toolroom machinery
• Manufacturing complete mould tools and modular tooling systems in a variety of steels and alloys
• Assembly, fitting and bench work of mould tooling components
• Carrying out modifications, refurbishment and improvements to existing mould tooling
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing mould tools to ensure optimum performance
• Manufacturing jigs, fixtures and tooling to support the wider mould shop
• Working from technical drawings and specifications to ensure components are manufactured to the required tolerances and standards

To be successful in the Toolmaker role, you will:

• Be a time-served Toolmaker with extensive experience manufacturing and working with injection mould tools
• Have strong bench fitting and assembly experience within an injection mould tooling environment
• Be able to confidently read and interpret detailed technical drawings
• Have proven experience using standard toolroom machinery, including surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, manual lathes and milling machines
  

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturer with a strong reputation, secure customer base and continued investment in its people, equipment and processes.

If you're an experienced Injection Moulding Toolmaker looking for a varied and technically challenging role within a stable and well-established business, we'd love to hear from you.

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