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Tool Maker
Precision Manufacturing
Location:Redditch
Salary:Circa 48,000 including shift allowance
Shifts:Early and Late Rotating (Monday to Friday)
A leading precision manufacturing business in Redditch is seeking an experienced Tool Maker to join their specialist team. Working in a clean, modern, and well-equipped Toolroom, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to apply high-level manual machining skills in a professional and stable environment.
Tool Maker
The Role:
This is a hands-on role focused on manual machining techniques and the end-to-end production of precision tooling components. You'll be involved in everything from new tool manufacture to the repair and adjustment of existing tools, supporting a high-specification production facility.
Tool Maker
Key Responsibilities:
- Manufacture, assemble, modify, and repair precision tooling to production specifications.
- Read and interpret detailed engineering drawings and technical specifications.
- Operate a wide range of traditional Toolroom equipment including:
- Manual lathes
- Milling machines
- Surface and universal grinders
- Spark erosion machines
- Honing and lapping machines
- Carry out routine maintenance of tools and support continuous improvement of tooling designs and processes.
- Work closely with engineering and production teams to ensure tooling meets operational requirements.
Tool Maker
Requirements:
- Strong background in manual toolroom machining is essential.
- Apprentice-trained or equivalent hands-on engineering experience preferred.
- Comfortable working from complex technical drawings with a high degree of precision.
- Experience in a precision manufacturing or tooling environment.
- Proactive, quality-focused, and able to work independently within a small team.
Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal-opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.
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