Tool Maker

University of Reading; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join their team in Wokingham. The role involves manufacturing and maintaining cutting tools and machinery within a secure environment. Benefits include a competitive salary, 25 days vacation, and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

25 days annual holiday entitlement

Employer contributed pension scheme

Competitive salaries for a 37.5-hour week

Excellent overtime rates

Sage employee benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Progression & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with hand tools and Toolroom machinery.
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Flexible attitude and ability to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture form and cutting tools, jigs, and fixings.
• Repair and maintain press tools.
• Ensure all tooling is production ready.

Skills

Toolmaking

Hand Tool Skills

Reading Engineering Drawings

Tools

CNC Machinery

Milling Machine

Lathe

Surface Grinder

Job description

M4 Recruitment are working with a leading manufacturer who are adding to their busy team on a permanent basis.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for a full-time experienced press Toolmaker based in Wokingham, to work in a small friendly Toolroom within a high security manufacturing company. Position requirements will be the manufacture of form and cutting tools, jigs, and fixings to support production.

Main Duties

• Working to engineering drawings, precise tolerances and operating a range of manual and CNC machinery.
• Repair and maintain press tools.
• Routine servicing and regrinding tools.
• Verifies conformance of machined and /or repaired tools to specifications by checking dimensions/clearances/alignments.
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management.
• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.
• Ensures all tooling is safe and production ready at the time returned for production use, following correct preventative maintenance (PM) process.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Experienced in the use of hand tool skills.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Experience in working with Toolroom machinery and equipment milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, etc.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

• Due to workload and machine capacity the Toolroom works as a team so you may not start and finish the same job, a flexible attitude to work is important along with the ability to work unsupervised.
  
  

CompanyBenefits

• 25 days annual holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Employer contributed pension scheme
• Competitive salaries for a 37.5-hour week
• Excellent overtime rates
• Sage employee benefits including discounts across a range of retailers, restaurants, gym, and cinema as well as 24 x7 online GP and Confidential Employee Assistance programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Progression & development opportunities
  
  

This role is interviewing immediately. Salary can be negotiated dependant on skill level.

M4 Recruitment are an employment business and operates as an equal opportunities employer. Permission to place an advertisement for the above-mentioned position has been obtained by the client.