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Toolmaker

Job Reference: AB220720261550

Manufacturing and Production
Hastings, East Sussex
£43700 per annum
Permanent

Job Title: Toolmaker

Location: Hastings
Salary: Up to £43,700 per annum
Working Hours: Full-time, Permanent - 40 hours per week.

Rotating shifts between 6:00am - 2:00pm, 8:00am - 4:00pm and 2:00pm - 10:00pm.

HRGO Recruitment are seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join our client's expanding manufacturing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Toolmaker to provide toolmaking, repair and maintenance services, supporting manufacturing operations while working to high standards of precision and quality.

Main Duties:

  • Provide toolmaking, repair and maintenance services to support manufacturing operations.
  • Manufacture finished products to predetermined specifications and tolerances.
  • Carry out repairs and maintenance on tooling as required.
  • Read, interpret and accurately work from technical drawings and specifications.
  • Maintain a high level of accuracy in both practical and technical tasks.
  • Ensure tooling is completed within agreed deadlines and quality standards.
  • Support the wider team to achieve manufacturing objectives.
  • Work safely and comply with all company health and safety procedures.

Requirements:

  • Relevant Mechanical or Production Engineering qualification.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience working as a Toolmaker within a busy tool shop.
  • Experience working to tight production deadlines.
  • Ability to read, interpret and work from technical drawings.
  • Proven ability to manufacture components to specification and within tolerance.
  • Demonstrable commitment to safe working practices.
  • Ability to reliably commute to St Leonards-on-Sea.

Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
  • Company pension with employer contributions matched up to 10%.
  • BUPA Private Medical Insurance.
  • Discretionary company bonus scheme.
  • Additional leave.
  • Bereavement leave.
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
  • Life insurance.
  • Financial planning services.
  • Health & wellbeing programme.
  • Free flu vaccinations.
  • Company events.
  • On-site canteen.
  • Free on-site parking.
  • Referral programme.
  • Company sick pay.