Workshop / Toolroom Manager

Rise Technical Recruitment; London Borough of Bromley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Internal Training

Engineering Projects

On-Site Role

Benefits

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Workshop/Toolroom Manager for a Beckenham-based engineering manufacturer. This permanent, site-based role commands a senior-level remit to lead tooling delivery from concept to volume production.

You’ll manage a 15-person Toolroom, drive maintenance strategy, capacity planning and cross-functional collaboration with production and customers. Monday–Friday, 40 hours, daytime hours to be confirmed.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering/manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience leading tooling or toolroom teams in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong background in engineering processes and production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Toolroom function end-to-end: new tooling delivery, maintenance strategy, and continuous improvement.
• Site-based in Beckenham, leading designers and toolmakers and collaborating with production/press shop and customers.
• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (daytime, exact start/finish times to be confirmed).

Skills

Toolroom Management

Engineering Leadership

Manufacturing Background

Job description

Workshop / Toolroom Manager

£55,000 - £60,000 + Technical Leadership + Internal Training + Engineering Projects + On-Site Role + Benefits

Commutable from: Beckenham Bromley, Croydon, Orpington, Lewisham, Greenwich, Dartford, Sidcup, Catford and surrounding areas

Are you a Toolroom Manager looking for a high-impact, technically-led leadership role where you can own a critical function at the heart of manufacturing? Do you want engineering projects, internal training, and genuine responsibility in a stable, permanent position?

This is a permanent, site-based opportunity with a well-established engineering manufacturer, offering a senior-level remit and the backing to lead and improve how tooling is delivered from concept through to volume production.

You’ll join a business known for investing in people and technology, with a "cradle-to-grave" manufacturing approach and a Toolroom that directly enables everything the factory delivers to customers.

Based in Beckenham, you will lead a 15-person Toolroom (designers and toolmakers), managing new tooling delivery, maintenance strategy, capacity/budget, and cross-functional collaboration through tool trials and production readiness.

This role suits a technically-driven leader with a background in Engineering, Manufacturing, Toolmaking, Machining, or other technical engineering backgrounds.

The Role:

• Lead the Toolroom function end-to-end: new tooling delivery, maintenance strategy, and continuous improvement
• Site-based in Beckenham, leading designers and toolmakers and collaborating with production/press shop and customers
• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (daytime, exact start/finish times to be confirmed)

The Person:

• Experienced engineering/manufacturing manager with strong people leadership
• Engineering mindset with project delivery capability across design-to-production environments
• Comfortable leading skilled technical teams and taking accountability for delivery, cost, and priorities

Reference Number: BBBH278951

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.