Toolroom Engineer

The Company:

With innovation and engineering at the heart of our business, Amphenol Ltd (ALTD) has been at the forefront of using the latest technologies and practices for over 50 years to meet the needs of interconnection in a variety of applications. As part of the Amphenol Corporation - a leading global interconnect Fortune 500 specialist company, ALTD is continuing to grow and significantly investing in the future.

Based in Whitstable Kent, ALTD has maintained its status as a market leader in the Aerospace and Military industries and growth targets remain on track as part of our strategic plan. With c230 employees across a wide range of disciplines, our end-to-end manufacturing capabilities provide endless opportunities for our employees to grow their career and professional experiences.

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The Vacancy:

Purpose of the role

To support the in-house requirements of the business for the production, repair and maintenance of tooling.

To manufacture small quantities (typically 5 off) piece parts for NPI, sample and testing purposes.

Duties and responsibilities

Producing new and refurbished tooling and / or making improvements to tooling (both moulding and assembly of products)

Developing new and innovative tooling to aid manufacture

Machining tooling and NPI piece parts to exact tolerances

Liaise with design, manufacturing and process engineers to advise with tooling design and process improvement.

Carries out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• A City and Guilds, or equivalent, qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Time served apprenticeship within a tool making environment

Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years' experience working as a Toolroom Engineer, Toolroom Technician or Toolmaker
• Working knowledge and experience of mould tool manufacture
• Working knowledge and experience of assembly tool manufacture

Desirable:

• Wire, hole, spark eroding
• CAD/CAM knowledge and experience
• Working experience of CNC mills and lathes

Technical Knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of machining to exacting tolerances using various methods, i.e. grinding, turning and milling, etc.
• Knowledge of tool manufacture
• Ability to work to technical drawings, CAD models, verbal instructions and/or damaged components
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements

Desirable:

• Knowledge of injection, transfer and compression moulding
• Programming of CNC mills, Lathes, EDM machines

Skills and Competencies

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate skills required to produce detailed tooling in any of the following: milling, turning, grinding (cylindrical and/or surface), spark eroding and/or bench fitting
• Ability to manage workloads/deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team and to develop ideas with other engineers.
• Willingness to further train and learn new skills.

Desirable:

• Leading projects
• Model shop, prototyping or small batch work experience

The Benefits:

• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Restaurant facility
• Free onsite parking

To be considered for this position please click the 'Apply now' button, and thank you for your interest in Amphenol LTD.