Tool Maker

Employment; Littleborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering company located in Littleborough seeks an experienced Toolmaker or Tooling Engineer to perform tooling repairs, maintenance, and production support. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £38,000 per annum, with a focus on continuous learning, safety, and quality within a supportive engineering team. This position is ideal for individuals who enjoy problem-solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and professional development

Opportunity to work with advanced manufacturing equipment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Toolmaker or Tooling Engineer.
• Comfortable with reactive repairs and planned maintenance.
• Thrives in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out tooling repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Produce, modify, and test tooling and prototypes.
• Investigate breakdowns and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate documentation for tooling.
• Support new tooling projects through production readiness.

Skills

Problem-solving

Complex tooling maintenance

Craftsmanship

Job description

This specialist engineering role sits within a modern manufacturing environment producing precision tooling and moulded components. The position involves hands‑on work across design validation, prototyping, maintenance and repair, ensuring tooling remains optimised for production. The company operates advanced facilities and upholds high technical standards across all engineering processes.

OL10 area - Littlebrough

This role would suit an experienced Toolmaker or Tooling Engineer who enjoys problem‑solving, working with complex tooling, and maintaining high standards of craftsmanship. It is ideal for someone comfortable balancing reactive repairs with planned maintenance, who thrives in a fast‑paced production environment and values continuous learning and technical challenge.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out tooling repairs, servicing, diagnostics and preventative maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Produce, modify and test tooling, prototypes and ancillary components to support production schedules.
• Investigate breakdowns, identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including tool histories, maintenance records and quality data.
• Support new tooling projects, trials and buyoffs through to production readiness.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular weekday working pattern.
• Opportunity to work with advanced manufacturing equipment and modern facilities.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• Strong focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Supportive engineering team with long‑term career progression opportunities.

Salary

Up to £38,000 per annum.

Contact Details

To apply or request further information, please contact myself - Sue Boardman - 0161 214 0849