Toolmaker Day Shift

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Newport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization seeks a dedicated Toolmaker to join their Newport site. In this role, you will be instrumental in maintaining and repairing injection mould tools, ensuring production efficiency and quality. You will work within a collaborative team, supporting engineering and production functions while adhering to safety and quality standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that impact global health and safety. Join a forward-thinking company that values integrity, innovation, and teamwork, and take the next step in your career with us.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Healthcare benefits

Career development opportunities

Exciting company culture

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs and recognized engineering apprenticeship required.
• Proven experience in toolmaking with knowledge of mould tools.

Responsibilities

• Repair and service moulds, jigs, and fixtures to meet production needs.
• Manufacture spare parts and ensure high-quality standards are met.
• Support training of other technicians and maintain safe working practices.

Skills

Engineering background

Toolmaking experience

CNC machining

Problem-solving

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 manufactures 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 engage 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 the concept of teamwork in all aspects of the job function.
• To act at 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.

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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