Toolroom Engineer

Senex Recruitment Ltd; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established engineering manufacturer in Whitstable is seeking an experienced Toolroom Engineer. This role involves producing high-quality tooling and precision components while working in a supportive environment. Responsibilities include creating new tooling, refurbishing existing tools, and supporting process improvements. The ideal candidate has strong machining skills, a background in engineering or toolmaking, and the ability to work from technical drawings. Join a skilled team committed to quality and craftsmanship.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for skill development

Qualifications

• Experience in a Toolroom environment working in a similar role.
• Confident in machining processes.
• Understanding of injection, transfer or compression moulding.

Responsibilities

• Producing new and refurbished tooling for moulding processes.
• Developing and improving tooling for efficient manufacture.
• Machining tooling and NPI piece parts to tight tolerances.

Skills

Toolroom experience

Machining skills (milling, turning, grinding, spark erosion)

Ability to read technical drawings

Teamwork

Education

Qualification in Engineering or time-served apprenticeship

Tools

CAD models

CNC machines

Job description

Overview

Toolroom Engineer – Precision Engineering | Whitstable | £19.94–£21.99 per hour

Are you an experienced Toolroom Engineer who takes pride in producing high-quality tooling and precision components? This is a great opportunity to join a well-established engineering manufacturer in Whitstable, supporting the production, improvement and maintenance of specialist tooling used across their product range. You’ll be part of a small, skilled team, working Monday–Thursday 8-4:30 and Fridays 8–1:30, creating new tooling, refurbishing existing tools, and making small-batch piece parts for NPI, samples and testing. If you enjoy hands-on engineering, problem-solving, and working closely with design and manufacturing teams, you’ll feel right at home.

Responsibilities

• Producing new and refurbished tooling for moulding and assembly processes
• Developing and improving tooling to support efficient manufacture
• Machining tooling and NPI piece parts to tight tolerances
• Working closely with design, manufacturing and process engineers
• Supporting process improvements and offering technical input
• Following all Health & Safety procedures and quality instructions

Qualifications

• Ideally a qualification in Engineering or maybe a time-served apprenticeship in a toolmaking environment
• Experience in a Toolroom environment working in a similar tooling Engineer, Technician or Toolmaker role
• Strong experience in mould and assembly tool manufacture
• Confident in machining: milling, turning, grinding, spark erosion or bench fitting
• Ability to work from technical drawings, CAD models and verbal instructions
• Knowledge of machining to exact tolerances and safe working practices
• Desirable additional experience in EDM (wire, hole or spark erosion) CAD/CAM experience CNC milling and turning experience could be useful
• Understanding of injection, transfer or compression moulding CNC or EDM programming
• Able to work with small batch, prototyping or model shop work
• Able to lead small technical projects

Why this job role?

This is an opportunity to use your craftsmanship and engineering knowledge in a supportive environment where quality matters. You’ll work on varied, interesting tooling projects and have opportunities to continue developing your skills.

How to apply

To learn more about the role or to add a personal introduction to your application, contact Kevin McHugh at Senex Recruitment on 01424 211872.