Tooling Engineer

Nicholas Clarke Associates Ltd; Telford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

Pension

32 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Employee reward programme

Job summary

Nicholas Clarke Associates Ltd in Telford is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support our manufacturing operations on site. The role focuses on maintaining tooling, attending breakdowns, and ensuring production runs smoothly.

You will work Monday – Thursday (8:30am – 5:00pm) / Friday (8:30am – 4:00pm), with a salary of £36,000 per annum, plus paid overtime, pension, and generous holiday entitlement. This is a challenging, rewarding position on a world-class manufacturing site offering career

Qualifications

• Mechanical Fitting / Engineering / Tooling background.
• Moulding Machinery experience within a manufacturing environment (desirable).
• Experience of using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding tables (desirable).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a dedicated team.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain moulding tools to ensure smooth running of production.
• Attend tool breakdowns and diagnose/resolve tooling issues.
• Carry out regular checks of power tools and equipment, ensuring safe working condition.
• Liaise closely with the tooling leader on tooling issues regarding production downtime, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive repairs.
• Inform tooling leader of spare parts used and low stock level items.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Help in improving working practices, systems and processes in the toolroom.

Skills

Mechanical fitting

Engineering

Tooling

Teamwork

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Surface grinding tables

Job description

Tooling Engineer – Days

Telford, Shropshire.

Global Manufacturing Business.

£36,000 per annum

Benefits: Paid Overtime + Pension + 32 Days Holiday + Discretionary Bonus + Employee Reward Programme.

Working Hours: Monday – Thursday (8:30am – 5:00pm) / Friday 8:30am – 4:00pm

This is a unique opportunity for a skilled Tooling Engineer to join a successful and progressive manufacturing business who have been established in Telford for a considerable amount of time! With multiple sites on a worldwide scale and through significant investment in their Telford manufacturing site, this business offer job security, career development and a technically challenging working environment.

This role supports manufacturing through the provision of both PPM and reactive servicing of Tooling on site.

Role Description.

• Service and maintain moulding tools to ensure smooth running of production.
• Attend tool breakdowns and diagnose/resolve tooling issues.
• Carry out regular checks of power tools and equipment, ensuring safe working condition.
• Liaise closely with the tooling leader on tooling issues regarding production downtime, planned preventative maintenance, and reactive repairs.
• Inform tooling leader of spare parts used and low stock level items.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Help in improving working practices, systems and processes in the toolroom.

Skills and Qualifications.

• Mechanical Fitting / Engineering / Tooling background.
• Moulding Machinery experience within a manufacturing environment (desirable).
• Experience of using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding tables (desirable).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a dedicated team.

This role will suit a Tooling Engineer who is looking for a great daily challenge and who enjoys finding solutions to engineering problems across manufacturing machinery.