Toolmaker

Probe UK; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing organization in Wolverhampton is seeking an experienced Toolmaker. Responsibilities include manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing press tools to support production operations. Candidates should be apprentice-trained or equivalent, with proficiency in machining tools and happy to work day shifts. The role offers a salary between £35,000 and £39,000, along with benefits such as paid overtime and an early finish on Fridays.

Benefits

Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 (dependant on experience)

Early finish Fridays

Paid Overtime

On-site parking

Great staff retention

Outstanding long-term prospects

Friendly supportive office

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained ideally or equivalent.
• Experience with Press tools, preferably progression.
• Proficiency in using various machining tools including mills, lathes, and grinders.
• Happy to work days.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture, assemble, maintain, and repair press tools, jigs, and fixtures.
• Operate manual machinery, including milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, and EDM machines.
• Read and interpret technical drawings.
• Conduct tool trials, identify issues, and implement modifications to ensure optimal performance.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot tooling issues in collaboration with the production team.
• Work with a variety of materials, including steel and aluminum.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to improve tooling efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate documentation of tooling modifications and repairs.

Job description

TOOLMAKER

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a TOOLMAKER

This is a super opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to join a busy manufacturing organisation who have a significant uplift in work, creating the need for an additional Toolmaker in the Toolroom.

We have our own design facility on site.

The successful candidate will be responsible for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, and repairing press tools to support our production operations. This role requires precision, attention to detail, and the ability to work with a range of engineering tools and materials.

Working days with an early finish on Friday, plus paid Overtime available, this is a great opportunity to be part of a growing success story.

Commutable from Birmingham, Rowley Regis, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Telford, Bloxwich, Walsall, Aldridge, Wombourne, Wednesbury, Codsall,

KEY BENEFITS

• Salary: 35,000 - 39,000 (dependant on experience)
• DAYS
• Early finish Fridays
• Paid Overtime
• On-site parking
• Great staff retention
• Outstanding long- term prospects
• Significant work coming in
• Friendly supportive office

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manufacture, assemble, maintain, and repair press tools, jigs, and fixtures.
• Operate manual machinery, including milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, and EDM machines.
• Read and interpret technical drawings
• Conduct tool trials, identify issues, and implement modifications to ensure optimal performance.
• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot tooling issues in collaboration with the production team.
• Work with a variety of materials, including steel and aluminum,
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to improve tooling efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate documentation of tooling modifications and repairs.

REQUIREMENTS

• Apprentice trained ideally or equivalent
• Experience with Press tools, preferably progression
• Proficiency in using various machining tools including mills, lathes and grinders
• Happy to work days

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with truly exciting products, send your CV NOW!

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

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