Toolmaker

Yolk Recruitment; Hengoed; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Friday

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Free parking

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established toolmaking operation in South Wales seeking an experienced Toolmaker. Based in Hengoed, the role focuses on injection mould tooling, tool repairs, maintenance and continuous improvement across a multi-tool environment.

You will work from engineering drawings, mentor an apprentice, and contribute to tooling reliability across more than 400 mould tools. Competitive salary with overtime and early finish Fridays.

Qualifications

• Time served toolmaker with proven ability to work from engineering drawings and diagnose tooling faults.
• Apprenticeship background and ongoing commitment to craft excellence.
• Experience in injection mould tooling; press tools considered.

Responsibilities

• Inject mould tool repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Strip-downs, rebuilds and modifications of tooling.
• Manufacture of replacement tooling components from drawings.
• Support trials and recommissioning activities and maintain repair history.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the toolroom.
• Mentor and develop an apprentice Toolmaker.

Skills

Time served toolmaker

Apprenticeship trained

Injection mould tooling experience

Press tool background considered

Tool repair and maintenance

Machining: milling, turning, grinding

Engineering drawings

Fault finding & problem solving

Mentoring apprentices

Education

Apprenticeship completed

Tools

Milling

Turning

Grinding

Engineering drawings

Tool modifications

Job description

Toolmaker

Hengoed

£38,000 - £40,000 + Overtime + Early Finish Friday

Yolk Recruitment are exclusively supporting a well-established and growing manufacturer in their search for an experienced Toolmaker to join their South Wales manufacturing operation.

This is an opportunity to join a business with a long-standing reputation for quality, significant recent investment, and genuine plans for future growth. Following investment from an international plastics manufacturing group, the site has expanded considerably, including the creation of a larger, dedicated toolroom facility and ongoing investment across operations.

The business manufactures injection moulded components for a diverse range of industries including automotive, medical, electronics, HVAC and furniture. The variety of tooling on site means no two days are the same.

This is what you will be doing

• Injection mould tool repairs
• Tool servicing and preventative maintenance
• Tool strip-downs and rebuilds
• Tool modifications and improvements
• Manufacturing replacement tooling components
• Diagnosing tooling faults and production issues
• Supporting tool trials and recommissioning activities
• Maintaining tooling records and repair history
• Contributing to continuous improvement activities within the toolroom
• Manufacturing new tooling components from engineering drawings
• Supporting improvements to tooling reliability and performance
• Working across more than 400 mould tools ranging from small technical moulds to tooling exceeding 10 tonnes.
• Supporting and mentoring a developing apprentice Toolmaker

The role offers genuine variety, working across a wide range of injection mould tools used in multiple industries. The environment is organised and quality-focused, with a strong emphasis on solving problems properly rather than constantly firefighting production issues.

The experience you will be bringing to the team

• Time served toolmaker
• Apprenticeship trained
• Injection mould tooling experience preferred
• Candidates from press tool backgrounds will also be considered
• Experience of tool repair, modification and maintenance
• Strong manual machining skills including milling, turning and grinding
• Ability to work from engineering drawings
• Fault finding and problem solving skills
• Experience supporting or mentoring apprentices would be advantageous

And this is what you will get in return

• Stable and growing business
• Continued investment in facilities and equipment
• Dedicated toolroom facility
• Varied workload across multiple industries
• Opportunity to influence tooling, processes and the future development of the toolroom.
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Supportive management team
• Early finish every Friday
• Overtime available when required
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and improvements to tooling, processes and the wider toolroom environment.
• £38,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
• Annual salary reviews
• Cost of living increases
• Overtime available
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
• Friday: 08:00 - 14:00