Toolmaker/tooling Engineer

Kingdom Services Group Ltd; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Services Group Ltd in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, is seeking an experienced Toolmaker. You will manufacture, maintain and repair tooling to exact specifications, interpreting technical drawings and working within a busy Tool Shop.

You will collaborate with Designers, Customers and colleagues to ensure technical requirements are understood and delivered, while identifying and rectifying tooling faults and operational issues.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Toolmaker in engineering/manufacturing
• Ability to read and interpret detailed drawings
• Experience tooling to tight tolerances
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering/workshop environments
• Experience with hand and machine tools
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience in busy Tool Shop with tight deadlines
• Engineering qualification or apprenticeship desirable

Responsibilities

• Produce, maintain and repair tooling to exact specifications and tolerances.
• Work within a busy Tool Shop using a range of machinery and hand tools.
• Collaborate with Designers, Customers and colleagues to ensure requirements are understood and delivered, and rectify tooling faults.
• Deliver work within agreed timescales and maintain quality standards.

Skills

Toolmaking

Reading drawings

Tolerances

Mechanical engineering

Hand & machine tools

Problem solving

Deadline driven

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Job description

Are you an experienced Toolmaker with a strong background in engineering or manufacturing? Do you have experience working from technical drawings, manufacturing tooling to tight tolerances and carrying out tool repairs and maintenance? If so, this Toolmaker role could be an excellent opportunity for you!

This Toolmaker position is based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. The working hours follow an earlies, days, lates rotating shift pattern Monday to Friday.

As the Toolmaker, you’ll play a key role in supporting the company’s manufacturing operation by producing, maintaining and repairing tooling to exact specifications and tolerances. You’ll work within a busy Tool Shop, using a range of machinery, hand tools and engineering equipment to deliver high-quality work within agreed timescales. You’ll also work closely with Designers, Customers and colleagues to ensure technical requirements are correctly understood and delivered, while identifying and rectifying tooling faults and operational issues.

You Will Need

• Proven experience working as a Toolmaker within an engineering, manufacturing or Toolroom environment
• Strong ability to read, interpret and work accurately from detailed technical drawings
• Experience manufacturing tooling to precise specifications and tight tolerances
• Practical working knowledge of mechanical engineering and engineering workshop environments
• Experience using a range of hand tools, machine tools and associated workshop equipment
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and rectify tooling or operational issues
• Experience working within a busy Tool Shop and delivering work to tight deadlines
• A relevant Engineering qualification or apprenticeship would be desirable