Toolmaker

2 weeks ago


Knaresborough, United Kingdom Willcox Matthews Full time

**Brief Role Description**:
Due to business growth, we need an enthusiastic Toolmaker who is looking to get stuck in to an exciting, busy, and friendly team.

**Responsibilities**:

- To ensure that all new tooling adjustments are completed to a high standard in order to achieve the customer promised Off Tool Sample dates.
- To manufacture new tools or part tooling as required.
- Provide support to the Mouldshop by ensuring all existing tooling is maintained, repaired & modified in a timely manner to enable production requirements to be met.
- Effective operation of all Toolroom machinery, and manual processes.
- Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are adhered to.
- Computer literacy with the ability to record and retrieve data.

**About You**:

- Apprentice trained /Time served toolmaker, from a good engineering background.

**Technical Experience**:

- Experience of injection mould tool manufacture/maintenance.
- Technical knowledge of plastic injection tooling.
- Hot Runner systems.
- Consideration may be given to people who can demonstrate experience in a precision engineering environment.

**Specialist Equipment Experience**:

- Manual & CNC milling.
- Turning.
- Surface Grinding.
- Cylindrical grinding.
- Spark Erosion.

**Job Application**:
Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.


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