Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer
Location: Kent
Salary: £38-46k + Benefits
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Shifts: Monday to Friday - 7:00am-3:00pm / 3:00pm-11:00pm (rotating weekly)

A well-established manufacturing business is seeking a skilled Tooling Engineer to join their Tool Room team. This hands-on role involves routine and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and repairs to injection moulding tooling and associated equipment to ensure maximum uptime and production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform routine maintenance and reactive repairs on injection mould tools
• Diagnose and resolve tooling faults efficiently to reduce downtime
• Use a variety of conventional machining techniques, including milling, turning, grinding, and spark erosion
• Manufacture and modify tools, jigs, and fixtures as needed for engineering support
• Read and interpret detailed engineering drawings
• Maintain accurate records of tool maintenance and repairs
• Uphold high standards of health and safety within the workshop environment
• Liaise with the Tooling & Maintenance Manager and Team Leader regarding any issues or requirements

Essential Requirements:

• Proven experience in a similar tooling or toolmaking role within an injection moulding environment
• Skilled in the use of conventional machines such as lathes, mills, grinders, and spark eroders
• Strong understanding of mould tool maintenance and fault diagnosis
• Ability to read and work from detailed engineering drawings
• Strong attention to detail, self-motivated, and able to work independently

Desirable:

• Experience working within a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Formal apprenticeship or engineering qualifications in toolmaking or mechanical engineering

This is a great opportunity to join a supportive and technically focused team, where your skills and input will make a direct impact on production efficiency and tooling reliability.

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