Toolmaker

**Job Title**:Toolmaker / Die Maintenance Engineer

**Department**:Die Maintenance

**Location**:Gloucester, UK

**Hours**:37.5 per week - Pattern rotates weekly.
AM | 6:00-14:10 (Mon-Fri)
PM | 15:20-23:30 (Mon-Thu), 14:20-22:30 (Fri)

**Reporting To**:Die Maintenance Coordinator

**Pay Rate**:Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications

**Role Description**
The post holder is responsible for working to strict safety and quality requirements to achieve daily production requirements in terms of quality and quantity to meet customer requirements.

**Role Duties**
- Promote a culture of working safely by working in a safe manner at all times complying with company Health & Safety and environmental standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities, for example submitting suggestions to improve the process flow to increase the production cell efficiency or improve health & safety on the shopfloor.
- Support 5s activities throughout the shopfloor (Sort, set in order, shine, standardise, and sustain).
- To follow instructions to ensure maximum effectiveness and to adhere to safety guidelines.
- Actively participate in training and development activities identified for either personal and/or team development advancement.
- To be prepared to undertake and support other reasonable requests made by the company.
- To work in a small team unsupervised reporting directly to the Tool Room Coordinator.
- Maintenance and repair of press tooling (transfer and progression)
- Identifying and carrying out modification to press tools where necessary.
- New press tool making
- Try out of new press tools.
- Assisting production teams to achieve production targets by assisting with tooling problems in press.
- Carrying out preventative maintenance

**Desirable Skills, Experience, and Attributes**
- Previous busy factory/manufacturing experience is desirable.
- Willingness to multi-skill and learn products and processes.
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions and complete required production paperwork.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Welding skills would be advantageous.
- Experience of working to deadlines and targets.
- Previous experience in Automotive Manufacturing would be advantageous.
- Must have an excellent time and attendance record.
- Competent use of mills and grinders.
- Experience of press tooling (especially draw and progression).
- Knowledge of material properties for problem solving.
- Ability to prioritise work to ensure that tooling is ready for demands of production.

**Employee Benefits**
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (fixed holidays in-line with our customers).
- Monday to Friday working.
- Learning and progression opportunities within company.
- Shift premiums payable.
- Workwear & PPE provided.
- Free on-site parking.
- Free eye test vouchers.
- Employee referral program.

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Brockworth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Toolmaking and/or Die Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person