Toolmaker

Probe UK Limited; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent

Days shift

4 Day Week

Paid overtime

Free parking

Career stability

Flexible holidays

Friendly team

Job summary

Probe UK Limited is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join our busy, well-established manufacturing team on a daytime shift. You will be hands-on, precise and focused on keeping production running at its best.

The role requires experience with press tooling, reading engineering drawings and strong machining skills. We offer a permanent role with a 4-day week, paid overtime, and ample parking in a friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on toolmaker with press tooling experience.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and produce precise tooling.
• Proactive, detail-oriented with strong practical skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, repairing and modifying press tools and tooling.
• Supporting production to minimise downtime.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out precision repairs.
• Tool trials and preventative maintenance.
• Working with engineers and production teams to improve tool performance.
• Ensuring tooling meets quality and safety standards.

Skills

Manual machining

Engineering drawings

Problem solving

Quality awareness

Education

Apprentice trained or equivalent qualification

Tools

Press tooling

Job description

TOOLMAKER

• Permanent
• Days
• £36,000
• 4 Day Week
• Paid Overtime available
• Plenty of free parking available
• Long-term career stability
• Flexible holidays
• Super friendly, well established manufacturing organisation

We re Hiring Skilled Toolmaker Wanted!

We re looking for an experienced Toolmaker to join a busy, well-established manufacturing team on a days shift.

If you re hands-on, detail-driven, and enjoy keeping production running at its best, this could be the perfect role for you.

Please be aware that we are in the Clean Air zone. We have plenty of free parking available

Commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Smethwick, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Brownhills, Wolverhampton, Wednesfield, Willenhall, Halesowen, Moseley and Minworth

Duties

• Maintaining, repairing and modifying press tools and tooling
• Supporting production to minimise downtime
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out precision repairs
• Tool try-outs, improvements and preventative maintenance
• Working with engineers and production teams to improve tool performance
• Ensuring tooling meets quality and safety standards

What We re Looking For

• Experience as a Toolmaker within a pressings/stamping environment
• Knowledge of press tooling, maintenance and repair would be advantageous
• Skilled in manual machining (milling, turning, grinding)
• Ability to read engineering drawing
• A proactive problem solver with strong attention to detail
• Apprentice trained or equivalent qualification preferred

If you re a skilled Toolmaker looking for a long-term career opportunity, we want to hear from you.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

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