Toolmaker

Sierra 57 Consult; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible holiday buy/sell scheme

Recognition and reward scheme

Internal and external learning and dev

On site Café

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme

Enhanced Maternity & Partner leave

Job summary

Sierra 57 Consult is helping a UK injection moulding manufacturer recruit a Toolmaker to repair, maintain and improve mould and press tooling to production standards.

The candidate should have engineering qualifications or an apprenticeship, strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to read drawings and work to BS standards. You will operate mills, lathes, grinders and EDM tools on site in a hands-on team role.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or time-served apprenticeship.
• Experience reading micrometres, verniers, slip gauges, and other gauges.
• Knowledge of hot runner, unscrewing mould and progression strip tooling.
• Understanding of mould and press tool processes and operations.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture tooling to design drawings as specified.
• Work to BS 308 drawing standards and related specifications.
• Inspect and test tooling to ensure specification, quality and functionality.
• Maintain good housekeeping and toolroom safety.
• Report any machine or equipment malfunctions to the line manager.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Reading drawings

Quality awareness

Education

Engineering qualification / time served apprenticeship

Tools

Milling machines

Lathes

Surface grinders

EDM sinkers

Job description

Overview:

Working withour client, a successful injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for Toolmakers to join their established team.

Benefits:

• Flexible holiday buy/sell scheme
• Recognition and reward scheme
• Internal and external learning and development
• On site Café
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Partner leave

Remit:

• As a Toolmaker you will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement of mould and press tooling to a production standard.
• The successful candidate will have experience in repairing and maintaining mould & press tools and display a strong mechanical aptitude and the desire to learn and develop upon their skills where necessary

Role:

• To manufacture all work as specified by the Tool Order Request using current issue design drawings.
• To be capable of working to BS 308 drawing standards and its associated BS standards.
• Evaluate repair jobs to determine the work involved to get tooling into spec and back to production.
• Responsible for inspecting and testing your work to ensure all tooling lies within specification, meets quality standards and functional requirements.
• To comply with all current work instructions operable within your area of activity.
• To comply fully with all current Health and Safety regulations in operation within the Company whilst carrying out your toolroom duties.
• Operate all machines and processes in accordance with accepted and documented procedures such as: Manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, jig grinders and EDM sinkers.
• Ability to perform benchwork/hand skill activities using a wide range of tools and equipment and able to maintain those tools in an operational condition.
• To carry out those tasks required by your line manager that are within your capability to meet the needs of the Company.
• Responsible for basic machine maintenance and good housekeeping.
• Report to your line manager immediately on finding any machine or equipment malfunction.

Experience:

• Engineering qualification / time served apprenticeship
• Confident using various methods of measurement with equipment such as: Micrometres, Verniers, Slip gauges, Pin and Thread gauges, Shadow graph, ect.
• Experience and knowledge of hot runner, unscrewing mould and progression strip tooling.
• Understanding of mould and press tool processes and operations.
• Hot runner system knowledge and experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot, diagnoise and resolve issues across multiple jobs
• Experience with standard toolroom equipment, milling, turning, grinding, Laser welding.
• Ability to read an interpret engineering drawings
• Computer literate with good Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a team.

Key Words:

Toolmaker, Tooling Engineer, Tooling Technician, Tool maker, Mould Tooling, Tooling Maintenance, Tooling Engineer, Tool Design, injection moulding, Press tooling, Mould Tools

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