Toolmaker

Stirling Warrington; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Life Assurance

21 Days Holiday (Rising to 25)

On-Site Parking

Overtime & Progression Opportunities

Job summary

Stirling Warrington is seeking an experienced Toolmaker at its Birmingham site to manufacture, modify and improve tooling for automotive production, including fixtures, prototypes and production solutions.

The role operates on days shifts with on-site parking and offers a strong focus on CAD drawings, measurements, and hands-on tooling development.

Qualifications

• Experience in toolmaking, precision engineering or a similar environment.
• Experience with press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, tolerances and fits.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, modify, repair and maintain press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures.
• Build and prove tooling for new products and processes.
• Diagnose tooling and production issues and develop fixes.
• Work from engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specifications.
• Carry out precision fitting, assembly and bench work.
• Support machining, fabrication and tooling trials.
• Collaborate with design, CNC, production and maintenance teams.
• Improve existing tooling to increase reliability, quality and output.

Skills

Toolmaking

Engineering drawings

Manual machining

Problem solving

Education

Toolmaking apprenticeship

Tools

Press tools

Forming tools

Jigs and fixtures

Job description

Title: Toolmaker
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £19 - £22 per hour
Shift: Days – Monday to Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm, Friday 7:30am-2:00pm
Benefits:

• Company Pension
• Life Assurance
• 21 Days Holiday (Rising to 25)
• On-Site Parking
• Overtime & Progression Opportunities

An opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to join an established manufacturing business. This is a varied, hands‑on role focused on the manufacture, modification and improvement of tooling, fixtures, prototypes and production solutions within the automotive sector

Toolmaker Responsibilities

• Manufacture, modify, repair and maintain press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures
• Build and prove tooling for new products and processes
• Diagnose tooling and production issues and develop effective solutions
• Work from engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specifications
• Carry out precision fitting, assembly and bench work
• Support machining, fabrication and tooling trials
• Work closely with design, CNC, production and maintenance teams
• Improve existing tooling to increase reliability, quality and output

Toolmaker Experience

• Recognised toolmaking/engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience
• Strong background in toolmaking, precision engineering or a similar environment
• Experience with press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, tolerances and fits
• Manual machining and precision fitting experience
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience proving or developing tooling on production machinery

For more information on the Toolmakerposition, contact Ewan at Stirling Warrington