Mechanical Engineer - Tooling Maintenance
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £34,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Depending on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | Worthing, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nordell |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Join us at Nordell as one of the UK’s leading plastics manufacturing and design refinement companies. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer – Tooling Maintenance to support the maintenance, servicing, and upkeep of our tooling.
As a business, we have been entrusted with the manufacture of critical components for some of the world’s largest companies for over 50 years.
This is a hands-on, shop-floor focused role working closely with toolmakers, toolroom staff, production engineers and wider maintenance teams. The role is focused on stripping, cleaning, inspecting and rebuilding tooling to a high standard, while helping ensure tooling remains reliable and production-ready.
Previously, you may have worked as a mechanical or maintenance engineer, toolmaker, ex-toolmaker, or someone experienced in precision mechanical work.
This position is a Permanent and full-time role.
As a business, we have been entrusted with the manufacture of critical components for some of the world’s largest companies for over 50 years.
This is a hands-on, shop-floor focused role working closely with toolmakers, toolroom staff, production engineers and wider maintenance teams. The role is focused on stripping, cleaning, inspecting and rebuilding tooling to a high standard, while helping ensure tooling remains reliable and production-ready.
Previously, you may have worked as a mechanical or maintenance engineer, toolmaker, ex-toolmaker, or someone experienced in precision mechanical work.
This position is a Permanent and full-time role.
Duties
- Stripping down tooling for servicing and inspection
- Cleaning, maintaining, and rebuilding tooling to a high standard
- Identifying wear, damage, or potential issues during inspection
- Supporting toolmakers with preparation and maintenance activities
- Assisting with general toolroom tasks and organisation
- Carrying out general mechanical maintenance across the business
- Working closely with production and engineering teams to minimise issues
- Maintain a methodical, careful and high-quality approach to all tooling work
- Support wider toolroom and maintenance activities when required
Skills:
- Strong mechanical background (manufacturing or engineering environment)
- Comfortable with hands-on work involving strip-down and rebuild of components
- High attention to detail and quality of work
- Patient, methodical, and thorough in approach
- Able to work well with toolmakers, engineers, and production teams
- Willing to support general maintenance when needed
- Experience as a mechanical engineer, maintenance engineer, toolmaker or ex-toolmaker would be
- beneficial
- Experience in precision mechanical work would be desirable
- Takes pride in completing work properly and to a high standard
Perks:
- 6.696 weeks holiday
- Company Events & Rewards
- Free onsite Parking
- Employee Assistance Program