Apprentice Toolmaker

Toolmakers are predominantly involved in the highly skilled, complex and specialist detailed work of manufacturing and maintaining the engineering tooling used to produce components, products and assemblies.
- To undertake toolmaking duties by setting up and maintaining component Production Presses.
- Manufacturing and maintaining tooling and spares to ensure that production targets are met whilst ensuring that quality is built into the manufacturing process in a safe manner.
- Actively pursue improvements within the module, in Safety, cGMP and productivity performance.
- Involves shift operation covering a wide variety of processes, procedures and equipment for the production of metered dose inhalers (MDIs).
- Work safely in line with behavioural safety principles.
- Carry out maintenance and refurbishment of Press tools / press tooling.
- Work towards being competent in using manual machine tools i.e., lathes, milling machines, surface, cylindrical and internal grinding machines.
- Routine preventative maintenance tasks in accordance with the asset care programme set out for each individual machine.
- Manufacture and maintain a healthy supply of spares to minimise downtime.
- Set up machines for change of job in a timely manner and authorise for production.
- Read and interpret Technical Drawings / Technical Specifications.
- Comply with the 10 rules of cGMP.
- Use and develop appropriate diagnostic tools to assist in resolving machine problems.
- Communicate with colleagues and team leaders at shift handover to ensure any problems are left with full detailed explanations.
- Ensure clear concise documentation when populating manufacturing information sheets, intervention logs, layout sheets, in process checks, drawing systems etc.) and process checks are completed to required standards.
- Contribute, initiate and support continuous improvement programmes.

**Training to be provided**:

- Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence).
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence) - Toolmaker, Tool & Die Maintenence.
- Level 3 Diploma or extended Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge).
- Functional skills in English, Maths and ICT (if not already achieved).