Toolmaker

Yolk Recruitment; Nether Stowey; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Subsidised canteen

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is supporting an established manufacturer in Bridgwater to recruit a Toolmaker for a days-based role within a busy engineering environment. You will manufacture, refurbish and improve precision tooling used across production, helping the business respond to new products and process challenges with high-quality tooling.

You will work from engineering drawings in a well-equipped toolroom, handling conventional and semi-CNC milling and turning equipment while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained Engineer or equivalent time-served background.
• Experience working to tight tolerances.
• Experience in tool manufacture, modification and repair.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and refurbish high-precision tooling from engineering drawings.
• Modify and improve existing tooling to support production and new product requirements.
• Operate conventional and semi-CNC milling and turning equipment.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to solve manufacturing challenges.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and tooling developments across the site.

Skills

Toolmaking

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Apprentice-trained Engineer

Tools

CNC milling

CNC turning

Conventional machining

Job description

Toolmaker - Bridgwater - 37,000 - 40,000

Yolk Recruitment is supporting an established manufacturer with the recruitment of a Toolmaker to join their engineering team in Bridgwater.

This is a days-based role within a busy manufacturing environment where you'll be responsible for manufacturing, refurbishing and improving precision tooling that supports production across the site. Rather than purely producing components, you'll play a key part in helping the business respond to new products, production challenges and process improvements by delivering high-quality tooling to demanding tolerances.

This is what you'll be doing

Working within a well-equipped toolroom, you'll be involved in the manufacture, repair and modification of precision tooling using conventional and semi-CNC machine tools.

• Manufacture and refurbish high-precision tooling from engineering drawings
• Modify and improve existing tooling to support production and new product requirements
• Operate conventional and semi-CNC milling and turning equipment
• Work closely with Production and Engineering teams to solve manufacturing challenges
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and tooling developments across the site

The experience you'll bring to the team

• Previous experience working as a Toolmaker, Toolroom Engineer or Precision Machinist
• Strong milling and turning experience across conventional and CNC machinery
• Ability to work from engineering drawings and produce tooling to tight tolerances
• Experience in tool manufacture, modification and repair
• A proactive approach to problem solving and process improvement

There's also some must haves

• Apprentice-trained Engineer or equivalent time-served background
• Experience working to tight tolerances
• Full right to work in the UK

And this is what you'll get in return

• 37,000 - 40,000 salary
• Monday to Friday days role
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Life assurance
• Subsidised canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long-term career stability

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a Toolmaker who enjoys precision engineering, problem solving and varied toolroom work, we'd like to hear from you.