Toolmaker

Mansell Recruitment Group; Brighton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group are seeking an experienced Toolmaker for a well-established manufacturer in Brighton. This is a hands-on toolroom role working to keep production moving by making, repairing and maintaining press tools, jigs and fixtures, and getting involved in breakdowns when they happen.

You will strip, inspect, fault-find and rebuild tooling, carry out preventative maintenance and produce precision parts from engineering drawings using manual mills, lathes and grinders.

Qualifications

• Strong press tool, jig or fixture background.
• Manual machining and bench fitting skills.
• Good fault-finding ability.
• CNC would be useful, but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Make, assemble and repair press tools, jigs and fixtures.
• Strip, inspect, fault-find and rebuild tooling.
• Carry out preventative and reactive tool maintenance.
• Produce precision parts from engineering drawings.
• Use manual mills, lathes and grinders.
• Bench fit and assemble to tight tolerances.
• Support tool trials and modifications.
• Help production quickly when tooling goes down.

Skills

Press tool background

Manual machining

Bench fitting

Fault finding

CNC knowledge (useful)

Tools

Manual mills

Lathes

Grinders

Tooling fixtures

Job description

A well-established manufacturer is looking for an experienced Toolmaker to keep production moving.

This is a proper hands-on toolroom role. You will make, repair and maintain press tools, jigs and fixtures, get stuck into breakdowns when they happen, and help reduce downtime on the shop floor.

The role

• Make, assemble and repair press tools, jigs and fixtures
• Strip, inspect, fault-find and rebuild tooling
• Carry out preventative and reactive tool maintenance
• Produce precision parts from engineering drawings
• Use manual mills, lathes and grinders
• Bench fit and assemble to tight tolerances
• Support tool trials and modifications
• Help production quickly when tooling goes down

What we’re looking for

• Strong press tool, jig or fixture background
• Manual machining and bench fitting skills
• Good fault-finding ability
• CNC would be useful, but is not essential

The package

• Early finish Friday: Monday–Thursday 7:30am–4:30pm, Friday 7:30am–1:00pm