Tooling engineer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3FP |
| Cwmni: | New Appointments Group Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 72717_1756727605 |
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Tooling Engineer
Location: Sittingbourne | Hours: Rotating shifts, Monday to Friday
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Tooling Engineer to join a busy manufacturing environment. You'll be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and manufacture of tooling and injection moulds, ensuring equipment operates efficiently and reliably.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform routine and reactive maintenance on tooling and injection moulds.
- Diagnose tooling faults and carry out appropriate repairs.
- Manufacture and maintain tools, jigs, fixtures, and components using machining techniques such as turning, milling, surface grinding, and spark erosion.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings to ensure tools are fit for purpose.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repair activities.
- Ensure all work is carried out safely, using appropriate PPE, and maintain high standards of housekeeping.
- Communicate effectively with management regarding any tooling issues or maintenance requirements.
Skills & Experience:
- Qualified toolmaker/engineer/technician or completed apprenticeship.
- Strong background in machining: turning, milling, grinding, spark erosion.
- Technical knowledge of injection moulding processes.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve tooling-related production issues.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
- IT literate.
Desirable: hydraulics/pneumatics knowledge, hot runner systems, overhead crane, or forklift/pedestrian stacker experience.
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