Toolmaker/tooling Engineer

Kingdom Services Group Ltd; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Services Group Ltd is seeking an experienced Toolmaker to support our manufacturing operation in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. You will produce tooling from technical drawings, maintain and repair tooling to exact specifications, and work with Designers and customers to ensure requirements are understood and delivered.

You will read detailed drawings, work with various tools and equipment, and solve tool-related issues while meeting tight deadlines in a busy Tool Shop environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working as a Toolmaker in engineering/manufacturing/toolroom
• Ability to read and interpret detailed technical drawings accurately
• Experience manufacturing tooling to precise specifications and tight tolerances
• Practical knowledge of mechanical engineering and workshop environments
• Experience using a range of hand tools, machine tools and workshop equipment
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills to rectify tooling or operational issues
• Experience delivering work to tight deadlines in a busy Tool Shop
• Engineering qualification or apprenticeship would be desirable

Responsibilities

• Produce tooling to exact specifications and tolerances
• Maintain and repair tooling to ensure reliability
• Work with Designers and customers to confirm technical requirements
• Identify and rectify tooling faults and operational issues within timescales

Skills

Toolmaking

Reading drawings

Tight tolerances

Fault finding

Engineering knowledge

Tooling maintenance

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