Toolmakers

Omega Resource Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious manufacturing company in Leamington Spa is seeking a Tool Maker for a permanent position. The role involves manufacturing, modifying, and maintaining tooling and fixtures, requiring a time-served apprenticeship in Toolmaking and experience with Toolroom machinery. Employees enjoy a range of benefits including a generous pension plan and employee discounts.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Attendance Bonus

Middleby Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Company Sick Pay

Employee discounts

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship in Toolmaking required.
• Experience in a Toolmaker role essential.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and maintain production tooling, jigs, and fixtures.
• Operate manual machinery including lathes, grinders, and mills.
• Diagnose faults and carry out tooling repairs.

Skills

Operating Toolroom machinery

Reading technical drawings

Fault diagnosis

Mig welding

Education

NVQ or equivalent in Toolmaking

Tools

Lathes

Mills

Grinders

Job description

Position: Tool Maker

Type of position: permanent

Location: Leamington Spa

Hours: 39 hours per week (rotating shifts)

Week 1 - Monday Thursday 6.00am 2.00pm, Friday 6.00 1.00pm

Week 2 Monday - Thursday 10.00am 6.00pm, Friday 10.00am 5.00pm

Salary: GBP36,182 per year + GBP3265 Shift allowance + Attendance bonus

Benefits:25 days holiday, + bank holidays, Attendance Bonus, Middleby Pension Plan, Life Assurance

Company Sick Pay, Employee discounts and on-site parking

We are now seeking to recruit a Toolmaker for a prestigious manufacturing company based in Leamington Spa, the appropriate toolmaker will be responsible for manufacturing, modifying, and maintaining production tooling, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and custom equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Manufacture, maintain and modify production tooling, jigs and fixtures
• Interpret engineering drawings to determine the best manufacturing methods
• Operate a variety of manual machinery, including lathes, grinders and mills
• Assemble and disassemble press tools, check tolerances and performance
• Diagnose faults and carry out tooling repairs
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organised Toolroom

Requirements:

• Time-served apprenticeship with NVQ or equivalent in Toolmaking
• Experience in a Toolmaker role within manufacturing or engineering environment
• Skilled in operating Toolroom machinery (lathes, mills, grinders)
• Experience with press tool operation, fault diagnosis and tool repair, preferred
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Experience in producing jigs & fixtures
• Mig welding is desirable

If you think this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno (phone number removed) and forward your CV to (url removed)

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.