Toolmaker Precision Machinist

Toolmaker / Precision Machinist

Job type: Permanent position, immediate start
Location: Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Posted: 29/7/2026 

Hours: 7-30am to 4-30pm mon to thurs; 7-30am to 2pm every other Friday (9 day fortnight) – with some ad hoc overtime (obviously as this is a production support role)

Toolmaker - Benefits:

• 24 days holiday per year
• 9 day fortnight (37 hours per week average)
• 2 x basic annual salary death in service benefit
• Sickness insurance (subject to acceptance / conditions from insurance company) of 75% of basic pay for up to 12 months
• Weekday overtime at time + 1/3
• Saturday overtime at time + 1/2

The job:

• Manufacture precision tooling and machine parts to a high standard
• Support production with maintenance and refurbishment of running tools
• Support production with machining for manufacture / repair / refurbishment of machine parts
• Assist in troubleshooting and process problem solving
• Control sub-contract heat treatment / nitriding etc for tooling
• Control of tool stores including booking in bought in tooling

The Person:

• Must be experienced (at least 5 years in a toolmaker / precision machinist role)
• Must be time served (or modern equivalent)
• Skilled in use of: cnc and manual lathes, milling, cyclindrical and surface grinders, spark eroders, polishing, bench work
• Enthusiastic engineer with a positive attitude who takes pride in their work
• Willing to learn - you are unlikely to be familiar with impact extrusion tooling
• Experience of making press tooling would be an advantage
• Health and Safety conscious

You will be joining a team of engineers that take pride in and enjoy their work – if you like a moan or don’t want to get your hands dirty, don’t apply!

This is not an office job.

The Company:

Ashfield Extrusion is a successful profit making company with a very stable workforce and is a good place to work.

As the core of the business is impact extrusion and technical components – pressing, trimming, machining, degreasing, coating and printing – we have a lot of variety and, being an unusual and technically difficult process, we are secure in our markets. We have also been growing steadily for a number of years.  

Size of the business: approx. 110 people; turnover around £12M

If you have a look on the website you will get a good idea of the range of processes and equipment and the working environment.

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