Lead Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Toolmaker, where you will play a crucial role in maintaining and repairing mould tools. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that values integrity, innovation, and teamwork. You will be responsible for ensuring production standards are met while contributing to a culture of safety and quality. With a commitment to professional development, this role provides a pathway to enhance your skills and advance your career in a dynamic field. Be part of a mission-driven company that is dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Healthcare

Employee benefits

Career development prospects

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a toolmaker role with knowledge of mould tools.
• Formal Indentured Apprenticeship is essential.

Responsibilities

• Efficient repair and servicing of moulds, jigs, and fixtures.
• Manufacture spare parts and ensure high quality standards.
• Assist in training of other Production Technicians.

Skills

Engineering/technical background

Toolmaker experience

CNC machining

Education

5 GCSEs grade A-C

Recognized Engineering Apprenticeship

Formal Engineering Qualification

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

Job Profile Title: Toolmaker (Days)

As part of Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day which enables our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Part of the Laboratory Products Division, the Newport site manufacture a range of laboratory consumables. The products are used within research, diagnostics, production and clinical settings.

How Will You Make an Impact?:

Within this position we are seeking hardworking colleagues that will engaged with a team for planned maintenance and breakdown repairs to injection mould tools, to maintain a fit for purpose condition. To provide machine shop support to site engineering and production functions. Assist with development of onsite spares, tooling manufacture to support onsite moulds and production needs.

Adopt and live 4-I values (Intensity, Integrity, Innovation & Involvement)

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the efficient repair and servicing of all moulds, jigs, fixtures and extruder parts, to maintain production requirements and standards
• To manufacture spare parts, both to drawing and through means of using own initiative, by taking measurements of existing parts and making new ones to the same standard
• To reach the highest level of refinement, through agreement on parts and moulds, in order to uphold the company's high quality standards for all products.
• To inspect externally manufactured components and check compatibility to existing moulds
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained in a safe and reliable condition
• Carry out and record any periodic PPM checks which have been allocated and for which they are skilled
• To assist in any training of other Production Technicians and to attend any training courses deemed to improve skill level
• Ensure safe working practices at all times and align with department rules and regulations
• Management of any occurrence or foreseeable occurrence likely to cause a breakdown
• To ensure wastage of material is kept to a minimum
• Mould PPM's when required
• Core/insert changes
• Ensure workplace is kept clean and tidy
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping
• To ensure manufacturing adheres to and conforms with the required technical and quality specifications in line with ISO 9000 quality systems
• Comply in accordance with Company’s Policies on Health and Safety
• Support the development of 5S activities to maintain the highest levels of hygiene and housekeeping
• Support lean manufacturing programme in conjunction with PPI team
• To be fully committed to concept of team work in all aspects of the job function
• To act all times in a responsible manner
• To be flexible and work with a multi-functional team
• Carry out any reasonable requests that are required. To align with the terms and conditions of employment operating throughout the Company
• CNC machining experience desirable

Travel requirement

Sum travel may be required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 GCSE grade A-C
• Recognized Engineering Apprenticeship
• Formal Engineering Qualification

Essential Criteria:

• Engineering/technical background
• Proven track record of experience in toolmaker role with knowledge of mould tools.
• Formal Indentured Apprenticeship

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.They are not to be construed as a comprehensive list of all employee responsibilities, duties and or skills required of all personnel so classified.

What We Offer

We offer competitive remuneration, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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