Toolmaker

Comton Group; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading precision engineering company in the UK seeks skilled Toolmakers to join their innovative team. You will be responsible for repairing and maintaining precision tools used in various sectors, including automotive and aerospace. The ideal candidate will have experience in toolmaking and a strong attention to detail. Competitive salary and professional development opportunities available.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 33 days

Company pension

£100k+ annual training budget

Qualifications

• Background in press toolmaking or bench fitting is essential.
• Strong commitment to precision and quality is required.
• Positive attitude and willingness to collaborate in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain a range of press tools.
• Diagnose and rebuild tooling to exacting standards.
• Mentor apprentices and promote safety standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative mindset

Ability to work from engineering drawings

Education

Apprentice-trained in toolmaking

Tools

EDM Drillers

Surface Grinders

Precision Fixed Tools

Job description

Overview

Toolmaker (Bench-Hand / Press Toolmaker) – Location: Birmingham (West Midlands). Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits | Flexible Working Options Available. Shape precision. Build the future. One of the UK's leading precision engineering manufacturers, proudly holding a Queen's Award for Enterprise and over 160 years of heritage. We produce world-class metal components found in everything from electric vehicles and aerospace to healthcare and renewable energy systems. We're growing rapidly — investing in R&D, people, and innovation — and we're looking for skilled Toolmakers at all levels (junior, intermediate, and senior) to help us deliver precision tools that power the products of tomorrow. You'll join a tight-knit, forward-thinking SME with global reach and a strong culture of collaboration. You'll work alongside talented engineers on live projects that span multiple sectors and customers — from Ford and JLR to innovative start-ups and tiered suppliers across the supply chain. We offer a rewarding, stable, and flexible environment where toolmakers are respected for their craft and encouraged to keep learning and progressing.

What You Can Expect

• Competitive salary based on experience (junior to senior levels)
• Annual leave starting at 33 days, rising to 38 with service
• Friday half-days and Christmas shutdown
• Company pension, sick pay, and death-in-service cover
• Exclusive employee discounts and team-building activities
• £100k+ annual training budget to develop your skills
• A culture of mentoring, with 10+ apprentices currently training
• Opportunities to contribute to exciting projects with Ford EV, the Aerospace Technology Institute, and more

What You'll Be Doing

• As a Toolmaker, you'll play a vital role in building and maintaining the tools that keep our precision manufacturing running smoothly. Depending on your experience, you'll take on increasingly complex tasks and responsibilities, including:
• Repairing and maintaining a wide range of press tools (single blank, compound, modular multi-stage)
• Diagnosing, stripping, rebuilding, and regrinding tooling to exacting standards
• Troubleshooting and fine-tuning tools to meet micron-level tolerances
• Supporting tool try-outs and adjustments during production runs
• Working closely with design, production, and quality teams to improve processes
• Mentoring apprentices and sharing technical knowledge (for senior toolmakers)
• Promoting safe, efficient working and 5S standards throughout the toolroom

The Tooling & Equipment You'll Work With

Our tooling capability is genuinely world-class. You'll work with:

• Fixed Standard Tools - die sets with precision guidance elements for thicker materials
• Precision Fixed Tools - full-length die sets producing components to ±0.001mm
• Modular Tools - engineered for quick in-press changeovers (SMED)

You'll directly support high-speed Bruderer and Yamada presses producing millions of precision components across EV, aerospace, telecoms, healthcare, and renewables sectors.

Our Toolrooms feature

• GF AgieCharmilles EDM Drillers, Jones & Shipman Surface Grinders, XYZ CT52 Lathes, Mitutoyo Gauging Systems
• Advanced VISI 2023 CAD/CAM software
• Dedicated Precision Tooling Academy for skills development

What We're Looking For

We welcome applications from apprentice-trained toolmakers at all experience levels — whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional looking to take the next step.

• Background in press toolmaking or bench fitting (progression or carbide tooling an advantage)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to precision
• Ability to work confidently from engineering drawings
• A positive, “can-do” attitude and collaborative mindset
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge within a close-knit team
• Supportive team culture and long-term career growth