Die Maintenance Technician/Toolmaker

Role Overview

Responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement to all tooling dies, jigs, fixtures and fittings for press tools in line with production and customer requirements to support business objectives. Support new tooling for new product introductions to ensure the robustness of product builds. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.

Duties & Key Responsibilities

* Repair and maintain press tools, die repairs.

* Routine servicing and regrinding of tools

* Attend breakdowns, identify fault and problem solve at the press with minimal downtime to aid production.

* Evaluate each job and determine if it can be repaired in press or must be removed to Tool Room for essential maintenance and repair work.

* Estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales.

* Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage.

* Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management

* Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.

* Ensure company targets are met in respect of quality of parts produced.

* Identify spares requirements and log usage.

* Take ownership of smaller less complex specific tool suite to develop and maintain performance with minimal supervision.

* Support new project tooling from commissioning stages through to start of production.

* Assist in tooling buyoffs and trials.

* Manufacture new tooling and ancillary spares to support production activity and customer deadlines.

* Document and update die history and other work records

* Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance

* Carry out engineering level changes to tools and modifications.

* Test and confirm hydraulic/pneumatic operation of tools before return to production Maintain the highest standards of workmanship at all times.

* Be actively involved in improvement activities to support the achievement of departmental and company objectives.

* Ensure risk assessments are available, read and understood for each activity undertaken.

* Ensure all personal protective equipment is identified, always available, correctly used and all associated problems are reported to management.

* Ensure all lost time, minor and trivial accidents are reported.

* Conduct benchmarking studies to determine best practices/designs and future trends.

* Plan projects or subtasks so they may be tracked and presented.

* Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.

Qualifications / Skillsets (essential & desirable)

* NVQ Level 3 qualification in Tool Making discipline.

* Considerable Previous tool making experience.

* Practical hands-on approach to problem solving.

* Experience of working with press tooling including draw dies
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed