Tool Maker

Kingdom Services Group; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Services Group is seeking an experienced Toolmaker for its site in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. The role operates on an early, days, lates rotating shift pattern, Monday to Friday, and is a permanent position paying up to £43,700 depending on experience.

You will produce, maintain and repair tooling to exact specifications, working in a busy Tool Shop with diverse machinery and equipment. Collaboration with Designers and customers ensures accurate delivery of technical requirements

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a Toolmaker within an engineering, manufacturing or Toolroom environment.
• Strong ability to read, interpret and work accurately from detailed technical drawings.
• Experience manufacturing tooling to precise specifications and tight tolerances.
• Practical working knowledge of mechanical engineering and engineering workshop environments.
• Experience using a range of hand tools, machine tools and associated workshop equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and rectify tooling or operational issues.
• Experience working within a busy Tool Shop and delivering work to tight deadlines.
• A relevant Engineering qualification or apprenticeship would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Producing, maintaining and repairing tooling to exact specifications and tolerances.
• Working within a busy Tool Shop using a range of machinery, hand tools and engineering equipment.
• Delivering high-quality work within agreed timescales.
• Collaborating with Designers, Customers and colleagues to ensure technical requirements are understood and delivered.
• Identifying and rectifying tooling faults and operational issues.

Skills

Toolmaking experience

Reading drawings

Tolerances

Maintenance & repair

Problem solving

Deadline driven

Tools

Hand tools

Machine tools

Job description

Are you an experienced Toolmaker with a strong background in engineering or manufacturing? Do you have experience working from technical drawings, manufacturing tooling to tight tolerances and carrying out tool repairs and maintenance? If so, this Toolmaker role could be an excellent opportunity for you!

This Toolmaker position is based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. The working hours follow an earlies, days, lates rotating shift pattern Monday to Friday. The role is permanent and paying up to £43,700 depending on experience.

As the Toolmaker, you'll play a key role in supporting the company's manufacturing operation by producing, maintaining and repairing tooling to exact specifications and tolerances. You'll work within a busy Tool Shop, using a range of machinery, hand tools and engineering equipment to deliver high-quality work within agreed timescales. You'll also work closely with Designers, Customers and colleagues to ensure technical requirements are correctly understood and delivered, while identifying and rectifying tooling faults and operational issues.

You will need:

• Proven experience working as a Toolmaker within an engineering, manufacturing or Toolroom environment
• Strong ability to read, interpret and work accurately from detailed technical drawings
• Experience manufacturing tooling to precise specifications and tight tolerances
• Practical working knowledge of mechanical engineering and engineering workshop environments
• Experience using a range of hand tools, machine tools and associated workshop equipment
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and rectify tooling or operational issues
• Experience working within a busy Tool Shop and delivering work to tight deadlines
• A relevant Engineering qualification or apprenticeship would be desirable