Toolmaker/ Injection Mould Toolmaker in Whittlesey
Posted by Interaction Recruitment
£35,000 – £40,000 a year
Whittlesey · Permanent
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
£35,000 - £40,000 + Overtime + Pension
Monday to Friday, Days (07:00-16:30)
Interaction Recruitment are supporting a long-established manufacturing business in their search for an experienced Toolmaker to join their busy Toolroom team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Toolmaker with experience of injection mould tooling to join a stable company investing heavily in its manufacturing operation. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, repairing and improving tooling to support production and minimise downtime.
Benefits- £35,000 - £40,000 basic salary
- Monday-Friday days
- Overtime available
- Company pension
- Ongoing training and development
- Modern manufacturing environment
- Long-term career stability
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-precision tooling
Working within the Toolroom, your responsibilities will include:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing injection mould tools
- Stripping, inspecting and rebuilding mould tools
- Diagnosing tooling faults and carrying out corrective repairs
- Manufacturing replacement tool components from drawings
- Operating manual and CNC machinery where required
- Polishing cavities, cores and tooling surfaces
- Supporting production with tooling breakdowns and technical issues
- Carrying out preventative maintenance activities
- Assisting with new tooling projects, modifications and improvements
- Maintaining accurate tooling and maintenance records
- Previous experience as a Toolmaker, Mould Toolmaker or Toolroom Engineer
- Experience working with injection mould tools
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Experience using precision measuring equipment
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Apprentice trained or time-served engineering background preferred
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- CNC milling or turning experience
- EDM / Wire Erosion experience
- CAD/CAM exposure
- Knowledge of hot runner systems
- Plastic injection moulding industry experience
If you're an experienced Toolmaker looking for a well-established employer offering excellent job security, a great working environment and interesting technical challenges, we'd like to hear from you.
To apply, contact Dan Pearce at Interaction Recruitment.
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