Toolmaker – Injection Moulding, Hands-on to Lead
Prime Appointments Ltd
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Job summary
Prime Appointments Ltd. in Clacton-on-Sea is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join our growing engineering team. The role focuses on repairing, modifying and manufacturing injection mould tools, with a clear pathway into Toolmaking & Management as you develop.
You will read engineering drawings, perform bench fitting, and operate manual mills, lathes and grinders while supporting CNC milling and toolmaking projects on site.
Qualifications
- Proven Toolmaking experience, ideally within injection mould tooling.
- Strong bench fitting skills.
- Experience with manual milling, turning and grinding.
- Manual spark erosion experience.
- Ability to read engineering drawings.
- CAD experience, ideally SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD.
- Wire erosion and CNC milling experience would be advantageous, training can be provided.
Responsibilities
- Repair and modify injection mould tools.
- Manufacture new mould tools to specification.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings.
- Carry out bench fitting and finishing work.
- Operate manual mills, lathes, surface grinders and spark eroders.
- Support CNC milling operations.
- Work with Mazak/Mazatrol and Bridgeport/Heidenhain systems.
- Support projects and take on increasing responsibility as you progress.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Prime Appointments Ltd. in Clacton-on-Sea is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join our growing engineering team. The role focuses on repairing, modifying and manufacturing injection mould tools, with a clear pathway into Toolmaking & Management as you develop.
You will read engineering drawings, perform bench fitting, and operate manual mills, lathes and grinders while supporting CNC milling and toolmaking projects on site.
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