Maintenance Toolmaker

Sigma; Newport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

5% company pension contribution

26 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced-rate overtime when available

Shift allowance included

Job summary

Sigma is seeking a Maintenance Toolmaker/Fitter to keep injection mould tools running in a plastics manufacturing environment. You won’t build tools from scratch; you’ll diagnose failures, machine fixes, and restore production quickly.

Responsibilities include tooling setup to spec, repairing tooling via in-house and external resources, managing spares, trialing new tools, and maintaining quality records while collaborating with production, technical, and maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining tools as a maintenance toolmaker or toolroom fitter.
• Confident hands-on use of lathes, mills and surface grinders.
• Strong fitting skills.

Responsibilities

• Service and set up tools to specification, ready for production with the right equipment and fittings.
• Repair tooling using in-house resources and external subcontractors.
• Control the spares and materials needed to keep tooling in good order.
• Trial new tools and help develop processes with the technical team.
• Keep quality compliance records and documentation accurate.
• Work with the production, technical, quality and maintenance teams.

Skills

Maintenance tools experience

Lathe operation

Milling

Surface grinding

Fitting skills

Tools

Lathe machines

Milling machines

Surface grinders

Job description

Why You Should Apply?

Your Saturdays stay your own

The shift pattern keeps every Saturday free. Spend it with the family, at the match, or catching up on rest after the week.

A rota you can plan around

Shifts are a manageable 8 hours on a set, predictable rotation. You'll always know where you are, so booking holidays, appointments and nights out is simple.

A toolroom that works for you

The business runs on lean and continuous improvement, so the workshop is well organised and easy to work in. You'll spend less time hunting for parts and more time on skilled work.

Your Remuneration Package:

• Up to £43,380 a year including shift allowance
• Healthcare
• 5% company pension contribution
• 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced-rate overtime when available
• 8-hour rotating shifts, Monday to Friday: 6am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm, 10pm to 6am (nights start Sunday evening)

What You'll Do as the Maintenance Toolmaker/Fitter:

You will keep injection mould tools running in a plastics manufacturing business. You won't be building tools from scratch. When a mould fails, you'll find out why, machine the fix, and get production running again. Responsibilities include:-

• Service and set up tools to specification, ready for production with the right equipment and fittings
• Repair tooling using in-house resources and external subcontractors
• Control the spares and materials needed to keep tooling in good order
• Trial new tools and help develop processes with the technical team
• Keep quality compliance records and documentation accurate
• Work with the production, technical, quality and maintenance teams

What You'll Need To Apply:

• Experience maintaining tools, as a maintenance toolmaker, mould tool fitter or toolroom fitter
• Confident hands-on use of lathes, mills and surface grinders
• Strong fitting skills

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