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
Salary description
£50000.00 - £50000.00 per year