Toolroom Technician

Job Role: Toolroom Technician Location: Huddersfield Salary: £32,436 Permanent Metalis are currently in partnership with an metal closures company. Looking to recruit a Toolroom Technician to join their team working on a rotating shift pattern. Duties and Responsibilities: To maintain tools and production equipment To correctly identify tooling issues and to work with other team members to resolve these when it looks as though a more serious problem might be developing To take part in improvement activities To behave in a manner that is safe and that promotes good manufacturing practice To work with team members to improve the effectiveness of the change-over processesCandidate Requirements: To understand all safety rules To understand all quality rules To be able to maintain tooling and production equipment Carry out servicing on current tooling and production equipment Experienced in setting and operating lathes, milling machines, surface grinders and other workshop equipment To implement and understand TPM and improvement processes To liaise with visitors as necessary Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team Experience in tool manufacturing Experience gained within a similar working environment Experience with CNC milling and turning using XYZ machines Power press and metal forming equipment NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering Abrasive wheel training DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS Experience in maintaining press tools, rolling and forming tools To take part in the Health and Safety Committee or other representation roles as and when requiredSalary and Shifts: Monday - Friday 06.00 - 14.00 and 14.00 - 22.00 with flexibilityIf this vacancy sounds of interest please apply today and one of our consultants will be in touch with suitable applications