Job description
Rewards and Benefits on Offer:
· Competitive salary
· Career progression opportunities.
· Stable growing organisation.
· Permanent employment.
· Immediate start.
Working Hours:
· Dayshift, 40.5 hours
· Monday to Thursday 07:00-16:00
· Fridays 07:00 - 11:30
MTrec’s New Opportunity:
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based in County Durham, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Toolmaker to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of high value orders for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a great team culture.
If you have a background in Tooling or Die Maintenance, please apply now for an immediate response.
The Job You’ll Do:
· Produce bespoke manufacturing aids using a variety of manual milling, turning, and grinding machines along with a variety of other machines and hand tools.
· Making precision tools (such as jigs, fixtures and press tools), special guides and holding devices.
· The post is to work in a small team on site at the client’s main manufacturing facility.
· Primarily work autonomously, however when required, work in a small project-based team along with engineering, quality and production team members.
· Maintaining individual quality and safety standards, keeping records, maintaining equipment and supplies.
About You:
· Previous experience within a similar role as Toolmaker within the engineering industry is essential.
· The successful candidate will have an extensive background working in a toolroom or very similar environment (fitter turner for example).
· Experience of setting and operating CNC milling machines or lathes would also be desirable, but not essential.
· Problem solving and tool improvement.
· Must be able to work on own initiative.
· Attention to detail and accuracy of work.
· Be organised and have the ability to prioritise and multi-task.
· Be able to communicate effectively to own team and other departments.
· Be efficient with working practices.