Toolmaker

Title: Toolmaker 
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £19 - £22 per hour
Shift: Days – Monday to Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm, Friday 7:30am-2:00pm
Benefits: Company Pension, Life Assurance, 21 Days Holiday (Rising to 25), On-Site Parking, Overtime & Progression Opportunities

An opportunity for an experienced Toolmaker to join an established manufacturing business. This is a varied, hands-on role focused on the manufacture, modification and improvement of tooling, fixtures, prototypes and production solutions within the automotive sector

Toolmaker Responsibilities:

• Manufacture, modify, repair and maintain press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures
• Build and prove tooling for new products and processes
• Diagnose tooling and production issues and develop effective solutions
• Work from engineering drawings, CAD models and technical specifications
• Carry out precision fitting, assembly and bench work
• Support machining, fabrication and tooling trials
• Work closely with design, CNC, production and maintenance teams
• Improve existing tooling to increase reliability, quality and output

Toolmaker Experience:

• Recognised toolmaking/engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience
• Strong background in toolmaking, precision engineering or a similar environment
• Experience with press tools, forming tools, jigs and fixtures
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, tolerances and fits
• Manual machining and precision fitting experience
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Experience proving or developing tooling on production machinery

For more information on the Toolmaker position, contact Ewan at Stirling Warrington