Toolmaker

Owen Daniels; Water Orton CP; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An automotive manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Toolmaker in Water Orton, UK. The role involves maintaining moulding tools to strict engineering standards and carrying out necessary maintenance. Candidates should hold a relevant qualification and have experience in manual machining and with injection mould machines. This permanent position offers 25 days holiday, life assurance, and other benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

3x salary life assurance

Free car parking

On site restaurant

Qualifications

• Holder of a relevant qualification in toolmaking.
• Experience with manual machining using lathes, millers, and surface grinders.
• Experience working with injection mould machines.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and maintain moulding tools to engineering drawings.
• Carry out proactive and reactive tooling maintenance.
• Investigate tooling issues and identify root causes.
• Liaise with setters to resolve mould tool issues.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and safety standards.

Skills

Manual machining

Bench fitting

Experience with injection mould machines

Education

Relevant qualification (toolmaking apprenticeship, HNC, HND)

Job description

Toolmaker

Are you an experienced toolmaker? Do you hold a relevant qualification and have experience of manual machining? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! Our client, an automotive manufacturing business, is recruiting for an experienced Toolmaker for their site in Minworth. The role will involve maintaining engineering tooling.

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: Dependent on experience

Shift Pattern:

• Week 1: Monday to Thursday 06:00 - 14:30, Friday 06:00 - 12:00
• Week 2: Monday - Thursday 13:30 - 22:00, Friday 11:00 - 17:00

Location: Minworth

Job Description

• Manufacturing and maintaining moulding tools to engineering drawings, timing plans, and high tolerance standards, ensuring readiness for production.
• Carrying out proactive and reactive tooling maintenance, logging all repairs, concerns, and activities accurately within the system.
• Investigating tooling issues, identifying root causes, and feeding back findings to design and management to prevent repeat failures.
• Liaising closely with setters to resolve mould tool issues, maintaining spares, equipment, and components to minimise downtime.
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping, Health & Safety, and 5S standards, working systematically with strong verbal communication skills.

Essential Experience/Skills/Qualifications

• Holder of a relevant qualification (toolmaking apprenticeship, HNC, HND, etc)
• Experience of bench fitting and manual machining using lathes, millers, and surface grinders
• Experience of working with injection mould machines

Company Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 3x salary life assurance
• Free car parking
• On site restaurant

Please apply below if this role is of interest