Toolmaker

TOOLMAKER Telford £38,000 Permanent Days Earlier Friday finish Outstanding future prospects Thriving busy manufacturing business Bonus scheme Paid Overtime Reward scheme On-site parking Are you an experienced Tooling Engineer / Toolmaker with hands-on experience maintaining and repairing injection moulding tooling? We re looking for a skilled engineer to join the Tooling team, working on a wide range of injection moulding tools, hot runner systems and tooling equipment in a busy manufacturing environment. Commutable from Wolverhampton, Oswestry, Market Drayton, Shrewsbury, Rugeley, Cannock, Telford, Bridgnorth, Stafford and Penkridge Duties You ll be responsible for keeping production tooling running smoothly Carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, diagnosing breakdowns and supporting new tool and product trials. Servicing, maintaining and repairing injection moulding tools Diagnosing and resolving tooling breakdowns to minimise production downtime Working with sequential gate hot runner systems Working with hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders associated with tooling and hot runner systems Using lathes, milling machines and surface grinding equipment Basic electrical knowledge relating to tool heating and controls Planning jobs and ensuring the correct tools, equipment and spares are available Supporting production during new tool and product trials Requirements Mechanical / fitting apprenticeship or equivalent engineering training ..... full job details .....