Tool Room - Toolroom Engineer

Amphenol CIT; Whitstable; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Amphenol CIT in Whitstable seeks a Toolroom Engineer to support production tooling needs, including the manufacture and refurbishment of tooling for moulding and assembly. You will work on NPI piece parts and collaborate with design and process engineers to drive tooling improvements.

Essential experience includes toolmaking, mould tool manufacture, and the ability to read technical drawings and CAD models. A relevant City and Guilds qualification and an apprenticeship are required.

Qualifications

• Essential: City and Guilds or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Essential: Time served apprenticeship within a tool making environment.
• Proven experience as Toolroom Engineer/Toolmaker/Toolroom Technician.
• Experience with mould tool manufacture and assembly tool manufacture.

Responsabilités

• Produce new and refurbished tooling, and improve tooling (moulding/assembly).
• Machining tooling and NPI piece parts to tight tolerances.
• Develop new tooling to aid manufacture and process improvements.
• Liaise with design and process engineers on tooling design and improvements.

Connaissances

Milling

Turning

Grinding

Bench fitting

Teamwork

Formation

City and Guilds in Mechanical Engineering

Outils

CAD/CAM systems

CNC mills

CNC lathes

EDM machines

Description du poste

Purpose of the role

To support the in-house requirements of the business for the production, repair and maintenance of tooling.

To manufacture small quantities (typically 5 off) piece parts for NPI, sample and testing purposes.

Duties and responsibilities

Producing new and refurbished tooling and / or making improvements to tooling (both moulding and assembly of products)

Developing new and innovative tooling to aid manufacture

Machining tooling and NPI piece parts to exact tolerances

Liaise with design, manufacturing and process engineers to advise with tooling design and process improvement.

Carries out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• A City and Guilds, or equivalent, qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Time served apprenticeship within a tool making environment

Experience

Essential:

• Proven demonstratable experience working as a Toolroom Engineer, Toolroom Technician or Toolmaker
• Working knowledge and experience of mould tool manufacture
• Working knowledge and experience of assembly tool manufacture

Desirable:

• Wire, hole, spark eroding
• CAD/CAM knowledge and experience
• Working experience of CNC mills and lathes

Technical Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of machining to exacting tolerances using various methods, i.e. grinding, turning and milling, etc.
• Knowledge of tool manufacture
• Ability to work to technical drawings, CAD models, verbal instructions and/or damaged components
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements

Desirable:

• Knowledge of injection, transfer and compression moulding
• Programming of CNC mills, Lathes, EDM machines

Skills and Competencies

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate skills required to produce detailed tooling in any of the following: milling, turning, grinding (cylindrical and/or surface), spark eroding and/or bench fitting
• Ability to manage workloads/deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team and to develop ideas with other engineers.
• Willingness to further train and learn new skills.

Desirable:

• Leading projects
• Model shop, prototyping or small batch work experience