Toolmaker

Toolmaker (Injection Moulding Environment)

Birmingham

Monday to Friday, 3 Shift

£45,000

We are looking for a motivated Toolmaker from an injection moulding background to join a market leader in their respective field. You will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement to all tooling, jigs, fixtures and fittings for press tools in line with production and customer requirements to support business objectives. Support new tooling for new product introductions to ensure the robustness of product builds.

Main missions and results:

• Repair, maintain, and service injection mould tools
• Attend breakdowns, identify fault and problem solve at the press with minimal downtime to aid production
• Evaluate each job and determine if it can be repaired in press or must be removed to Tool Room for essential maintenance and repair work
• Estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales
• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to Engineering Supervisor
• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations

Preferred qualifications and experience:

• IVQ Technician certificate, BTEC first certificate or equivalent NVQ level 2 qualification
• Considerable Previous tool making experience ideally in the Plastics industry
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and 5S process
• Overhead Crane Licence up to 40T
• Knowledge of measurement
• Understanding of engineering drawings & manufacturing processes
• Planning and prioritising activities
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to present data effectively
• Problem-solving skills
• Understand lean manufacturing
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Able to work with minimum supervision and to timescales
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality
• Understanding of IATF 16949/ ISO 9001 quality standards

If you feel this is of interest, please send your CV directly to Cameron Stevens or call for a confidential discussion on .