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Position: Manual Machinist / Toolmaker
Location: Warwickshire
Salary: 19 - 20 per hour (DOE)
Manual Machinist required to join a leading manufacturer specialising in high-quality metal pressings and resistance welded assemblies for a range of industries.
Manual Machinist / Toolmaker Job Overview
- Manufacture new press tools, jigs, and fixtures to engineering drawings and specifications.
- Maintain, repair, and refurbish existing tooling to ensure production efficiency and product quality.
- Operate manual machine tools including lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, and cylindrical grinders.
- Fit, assemble, and test tooling components to ensure correct operation in production conditions.
- Ensure tooling is produced and maintained to the highest quality standards within specified tolerances.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organised work area in accordance with company policies.
Manual Machinist / Toolmaker Job Requirements
- Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent qualification in Toolmaking / Precision Engineering would be preferred
- Proven experience in manual machining and toolroom environments.
- Strong knowledge of press tool construction, including blanking, forming, and progression tooling.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and use precision measuring equipment (micrometers, gauges, verniers, etc.).
- Experience with fitting, assembly, and try-out of tooling.
- Welding experience is advantageous (mig,tig, arc)
- Understanding of materials and heat treatment processes used in toolmaking.
Manual Machinist / Toolmaker Salary & Benefits
- Permanent position
- Salary - 19 to 20 per hour (DOE)
- Monday to Friday - 39 hour week
- 28 days holiday allowance including BH
- Pension scheme
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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