Press Toolmaker / Bench-Hand

Press Toolmaker/Bench-Hand, Birmingham, £Negotiable

Metal pressings and tooling manufacturer supplying a wide variety of industries.

To repair and maintain press tools from single blank tools to complex multi-stage progression to fine tolerances, with the target of enabling them to run successfully “Right first-time” in a production environment utilising high speed presses. The successful applicant will have experience of high volume, precision press toolmaking, utilising tungsten carbide components, and can exhibit exceptional organisational and problem-solving skills. All skill levels are considered from recently qualified Toolmaker apprentice to seasoned toolmaker considered. The role is tailored to individuals with the right attitude to pursue a career in a challenging and fast paced environment.

Responsibilities: -
• Repair and maintain tooling to pre-determined standard times and estimates
• Using recognised problem-solving techniques to analyse tool problems
• Strip and rebuild of tools for maintenance/repair and re-grind
• Reporting key spares/repairs to Toolroom lead
• Analysis and actioning of tool problems in production
• Management of the tool try-out process.
• Mentoring of trainees and apprentices.
• Promoting and utilising the company’s Health & Safety requirements..
• Championing the use of appropriate PPE..
• Promoting and striving to improve 5S standards.
• Supporting tool setter on shifts.
• Tooling specification.

Candidates experience: -

Essential: -
• Apprentice trained.
• Appropriate craft or Technician qualification.
• Flexible, adaptable and multi-skilled.
• Good communication, planning and scheduling skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to read, translate and feedback technical information.
• Use recognised problem-solving techniques to analyse tooling issues.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• A team player.
• Ability to work successfully on own initiative.
• Previous press toolmaking experience.

Preferred: -
• Previous precision progression toolmaking experience..
• Previous experience of working with tungsten carbide tooling.
• CAD experience.

The company prides themselves on spending heavily each year on additional training for staff.


Please note to be consider you must be presently living in the United Kingdom, with full leave to remain.

Sponsorship will not be provided now or in the future.