Toolmaker

Overview: Working with our client, a successful injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for Toolmakers to join their established team.

Benefits:

• Flexible holiday buy/sell scheme
• Recognition and reward scheme
• Internal and external learning and development
• On site Café
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Partner leave

Remit:

• As a Toolmaker you will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement of mould and press tooling to a production standard.
• The successful candidate will have experience in repairing and maintaining mould & press tools and display a strong mechanical aptitude and the desire to learn and develop upon their skills where necessary

Role:

• To manufacture all work as specified by the Tool Order Request using current issue design drawings.
• To be capable of working to BS 308 drawing standards and its associated BS standards.
• Evaluate repair jobs to determine the work involved to get tooling into spec and back to production.
• Responsible for inspecting and testing your work to ensure all tooling lies within specification, meets quality standards and functional requirements.
• To comply with all current work instructions operable within your area of activity.
• To comply fully with all current Health and Safety regulations in operation within the Company whilst carrying out your toolroom duties.
• Operate all machines and processes in accordance with accepted and documented procedures such as: Manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, jig grinders and EDM sinkers.
• Ability to perform benchwork/hand skill activities using a wide range of tools and equipment and able to maintain those tools in an operational condition.
• To carry out those tasks required by your line manager that are within your capability to meet the needs of the Company.
• Responsible for basic machine maintenance and good housekeeping. 
• Report to your line manager immediately on finding any machine or equipment malfunction.

Experience:

• Engineering qualification / time served apprenticeship
• Confident using various methods of measurement with equipment such as: Micrometres, Verniers, Slip gauges, Pin and Thread gauges, Shadow graph, ect.
• Experience and knowledge of hot runner, unscrewing mould and progression strip tooling.
• Understanding of mould and press tool processes and operations.
• Hot runner system knowledge and experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot, diagniose and resolve issues across multiple jobs
• Experience with standard toolroom equipment, milling, turning, grinding, Laser welding.
• Ability to read an interpret engineering drawings
• Computer literate with good Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a team.

Key Words: “Toolmaker”, “Tooling Engineer”, “Tooling Technician”, “Tool maker”, “Mould Tooling”, “Tooling Maintenance”, “Tooling Engineer”, “Tool Design”, “injection moulding”, “Press tooling”, “Mould Tools”

FOOTER

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Sierra 57 Consult –

Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics, Packaging & Precision Engineering

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