Tooling Engineer - Injection Moulding Tools & Maintenance

Probe UK; Park Central; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Paid overtime

Reward scheme

On-site parking

Job summary

Probe UK is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to maintain and repair injection moulding tooling in a busy manufacturing environment near Telford. You will diagnose tooling faults, service hot runner systems and keep tooling running smoothly to minimise downtime.

Ideal candidates have mechanical apprenticeship training, hands-on workshop skills with lathes, milling machines and grinders, and knowledge of hydraulic/pneumatic tooling.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or fitting apprenticeship or equivalent training.
• Experience with injection moulding tooling.
• Knowledge of hot runner systems, ideally sequential gate.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic tooling.
• Workshop experience using lathes, milling machines and surface grinders.
• Basic electrical understanding.
• Crane operating experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Keep production tooling running smoothly.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs; diagnose breakdowns.
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing injection moulding tools.
• Diagnosing and resolving tooling breakdowns to minimise downtime.
• Working with sequential gate hot runner systems.
• Working with hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders associated with tooling and hot runner systems.
• Using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding equipment.
• Planning jobs and ensuring the correct tools, equipment and spares are available.
• Supporting production during new tool and product trials.

Skills

Injection moulding tooling

Hot runner systems

Hydraulic tooling

Pneumatic tooling

Lathes & milling

Electrical basics

Crane operation

Problem diagnosis under pressure

Education

Mechanical / fitting apprenticeship

Job description

Probe UK is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to maintain and repair injection moulding tooling in a busy manufacturing environment near Telford. You will diagnose tooling faults, service hot runner systems and keep tooling running smoothly to minimise downtime.

Ideal candidates have mechanical apprenticeship training, hands-on workshop skills with lathes, milling machines and grinders, and knowledge of hydraulic/pneumatic tooling.