Toolroom Machinist

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Telford; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Toolroom Machinist to join their team in Telford. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a variety of workshop machinery, including vertical mills and CNC equipment, while contributing to the repair and maintenance of manufacturing tooling. The company is known for its commitment to quality and innovation, providing a structured development program to enhance your skills. If you have a background in manual machining and a passion for engineering, this is the perfect chance to grow your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with manual machining (milling, turning, bench work).
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repair, maintenance, and modification of manufacturing tooling.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure tooling quality.

Skills

Manual Machining

Problem Solving

Technical Drawing Interpretation

CNC Machining

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

Tools

Vertical Mills

Manual Lathes

Surface Grinders

CNC Equipment

Bench Tools

Job description

Toolroom Machinist
Telford
£36,000

Yolk Recruitment is partnered with one of the UK's largest specialist UK manufacturers who are continuing to grow and have created a new opportunity for a Toolroom Engineer to join their team. This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in manual machining or toolmaking, while experience of CNC machining is advantageous it can be developed here.

This is a future proof business that dominates its field, known for producing high quality products and consistently investing to maintain its competitive lead. There are significant opportunities to continue your development, learning from experience around you and a structured development programme and a role that will continue to grow as you do.

This is what you'll be doing

1. Working a 4 on / 4 off rota, days, 6am - 6pm.
2. Carrying out repair, maintenance and modification of manufacturing tooling.
3. Interpreting engineering drawings and working to tolerances of ±0.05mm.
4. Using a range of workshop machinery including vertical mills, manual lathes, surface grinders and CNC equipment.
5. Working with bench tools and finishing techniques (filing, polishing etc.).
6. Supporting general engineering and tooling tasks across the site.
7. Collaborating with engineers across the business to ensure tooling quality and availability.

The experience you'll need

1. Experience with manual machining (milling, turning, bench work).
2. Comfortable working to tight tolerances.
3. Able to read and interpret technical drawings.
4. A good approach to problem solving and methodical work.
5. CNC experience would be a bonus, but not essential.
6. Ideally time-served or with a recognised engineering apprenticeship - but practical ability and learning mindset matter most.

If you feel you have the experience to make the most of this opportunity, apply now with your CV.