Toolmaker

Kiota Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK manufacturer is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join their engineering team in Reading. This permanent, full-time role involves maintaining and repairing injection mould tools and ensuring smooth tooling operations. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in injection moulding tools, good all-round toolroom skills, and an ability to read engineering drawings. A competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 plus benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Experienced Toolmaker with a background in injection moulding tooling.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Methodical approach with a keen eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair injection mould tools for production.
• Modify and make new tools as required.
• Use toolroom machinery effectively.
• Check work with toolroom inspection equipment.

Skills

Toolroom skills

Injection moulding tools

Reading engineering drawings

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Lathes

Mills

Grinders

Spark erosion

Job description

Reading | Permanent, Full-Time

We are working with a leading UK manufacturer of ventilation products seeking to appoint an experienced Toolmaker to join the engineering team at their Reading manufacturing site.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a well-established team, taking responsibility for maintaining, repairing, and producing injection mould tools, and making sure the tooling operation runs smoothly and to a high standard.

It's a hands-on role, ideal for someone with solid experience in injection moulding tools and a background in precision toolroom work who enjoys using their skills day to day.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and repairing injection mould tools so they are ready for production
• Making and modifying new tools where required
• Using toolroom machinery such as lathes, mills, grinders and spark eroders
• Reading and working from detailed engineering drawings
• Checking your work with toolroom inspection equipment
• Working with the wider engineering team to keep production on track
• Always following health and safety standards in the workshop

Requirements:

• An experienced Toolmaker ideally with a background in injection moulding tooling
• Good all-round toolroom skills - lathes, mills, grinders, spark erosion
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings
• Experience building and assembling new tools to tight tolerances
• Someone who is methodical, with a keen eye for detail
• A team player who is reliable and takes pride in their work

Summary:

• Position: Toolmaker
• Location: Reading
• Type: Permanent, full-time
• Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + benefits
• Start: Notice dependent

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to use their skills in a stable, successful business that values craftsmanship and reliability.