Toolmaker

Toolmaker Shifts: 3 Shifts Salary: c£50,000 (including shift allowance) Benefits: Gold Healthcare and £1200 stakeholder pension Reporting To: Tool Room Shift Coordinator Introduction Working a 3-shift pattern in a busy, well equipped toolroom, supporting plastic injection mould tooling in a high volume automotive component production. Although part of a close team, you will be expected to work independently and to deadlines, sometimes under pressure. You should be a creative thinker and good at problem solving. Strong communication skills are required to be able to report effectively. Responsibilities in the Toolroom * Working with minimal supervision, reviewed by the Toolroom Supervisor your role will include: * Servicing and maintenance of injection mould tools to TPM schedules. * Repairs to injection mould tools following breakdown. * Supporting production at the moulding press with repairs / maintenance as required. * Carrying out minor modifications and improvements to existing injection mould tools Toolmaker Tasks * It is expected that you can comply with all health and safety legislation, minimising risk and ensuring that all tasks are completed in a * safe manner. * Carry out injection mould tool service by following set procedures. * Have knowledge of all electrical, hydraulic and water systems on injection mould tools. * Demonstrate your fault finding and problem-solving ability when working to tight deadlines. * Work on production injection mould tools in the moulding press where necessary. * Organise your time effectively & be proficient at record keeping. * Use a computer (training available if required) Toolmaker Qualifications and Experience * Ideally a time served Apprentice Toolmaker with ONC/HNC in Mechanical Engineering or similar * or have a minimum 5 years hands-on experience of plastic injection mould tooling * Have good bench hand skills * Can operate milling, turning, and grinding machines competently. In addition, the following would be advantageous, although training will be given where necessary: * Knowledge of injection mould hot runner systems * Mould tool polishing * Laser/MIG/TIG welding * Overhead gantry crane certification * Safe tool handling About 5S Recruitment Limited This role is being managed by 5S Recruitment a specialist, one-man-band operation focused purely on engineering and manufacturing. No call centres. No resourcer's firing CVs blindly. Just 16 years of hands-on recruitment within plastics and technical manufacturing. The approach is simple: * Quality over quantity * Proper understanding of tooling, moulding, and shopfloor realities * Long-term placements that actually stick If you’re fed up with being treated like a number, you’ll notice the difference straight away