Tool Maker

Traffic Generation Marketing; Shifnal; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized high-volume manufacturer in Shifnal is seeking a Tool Maker to enhance their Tooling department. Responsibilities include preparing and maintaining tools, identifying issues, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. The ideal candidate should have an apprenticeship and be familiar with die-casting processes. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to production efficiency and quality within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an apprenticeship and familiarity with die-casting processes.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and maintenance of existing tooling according to requirements.
• Effectively identifies day-to-day tooling issues and implements corrective action.
• Ensures all tooling is safe and production-ready at the time returned for production use.

Education

Apprenticeship

Job description

Tool Maker - Double Days

A recognised high‑volume manufacturer are currently looking to strengthen their Tooling department with the appointment of a Tool Maker.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and maintenance of existing tooling according to requirements.
• Effectively identifies day‑to‑day tooling issues and implements corrective action where required.
• Cleaning of all production tooling to ensure on‑time delivery and schedule adherence.
• Ensures all tooling is safe and production‑ready at the time returned for production use, following correct preventive maintenance (PM) process.
• Ensures Leader is advised when assignments cannot be completed as planned.
• Supports coordination of engineering changes and supports maintenance of spare parts.
• Prepares and tests tools by laying out, setting up and machining.
• May design, make tools and templates to produce prototype parts of various materials, including generating bill of material and complete fabrication and validation.
• Verifies conformance of machined and/or repaired tools to specifications by checking dimensions, clearances and alignments.
• May make parts of various plant machines and tools as required.
• Fits and assembles parts and tests completed tools for proper operation.
• Sets up and carefully monitors tools and performs inspections prior to removing tooling from the machine.
• Follows up repair work by seeking feedback from the production and quality departments and completing a record of the work undertaken.
• Promotes the company’s HSE policies across the department and plant.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate should have a minimum of an apprenticeship and be familiar with die‑casting processes.

If you believe you have the required skills and experience please apply now.