Tooling Engineer

Telford, Shropshire

Are you an experienced Toolmaker looking to join a well-established manufacturing business with a strong reputation for quality and innovation?

We are recruiting for a skilled Tooling Engineer to join a busy and supportive engineering team in Telford. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with injection mould tooling experience who enjoys problem-solving, preventative maintenance, and supporting production operations.

You'll play a vital role in maintaining and repairing injection moulding tools, ensuring maximum uptime and supporting continuous improvement initiatives throughout the toolroom.

• Service, maintain and repair injection moulding tools to support production requirements.
• Respond to tool breakdowns, diagnose faults, and carry out corrective repairs.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance activities on tooling equipment.
• Conduct routine safety checks on power tools and workshop equipment.
• Work closely with the Tooling Leader to minimise production downtime.
• Monitor tooling spare parts usage and report low stock levels.
• Support production during new tool and product trials.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards within the workshop and around machinery.
• Identify opportunities to improve tooling systems, processes and working practices.
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental standards.
• Complete all tasks efficiently and within agreed timescales.

• Mechanical or fitting apprenticeship/training.
• Previous Toolmaker experience within an injection moulding environment.
• Knowledge of sequential gate hot runner systems.
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders relating to tooling cores and hot runner systems.
• Experience using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding equipment.
• Basic electrical knowledge relating to tool heating systems and controls.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Crane operating experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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