Toolmaker (Bench-Hand / Press Toolmaker) Location: Birmingham (West Midlands) Salary: Competitive Excellent Benefits | Flexible Working Options Available Shape precision. Build the future. One of the UK’s leading precision engineering manufacturers, proudly holding a Queen’s Award for Enterprise and over 160 years of heritage. We produce world-class metal components found in everything from electric vehicles and aerospace to healthcare and renewable energy systems. We’re growing rapidly — investing in R&D, people, and innovation — and we’re looking for skilled Toolmakers at all levels (junior, intermediate, and senior) to help us deliver precision tools that power the products of tomorrow. You’ll join a tight-knit, forward-thinking SME with global reach and a strong culture of collaboration. You’ll work alongside talented engineers on live projects that span multiple sectors and customers — from Ford and JLR to innovative start-ups and tiered suppliers across the supply chain. We offer a rewarding, stable, and flexible environment where toolmakers are respected for their craft and encouraged to keep learning and progressing. What you can expect: * Competitive salary based on experience (junior to senior levels) * Annual leave starting at 33 days, rising to 38 with service * Friday half-days and Christmas shutdown * Company pension, sick pay, and death-in-service cover * Exclusive employee discounts and team-building activities * £100k annual training budget to develop your skills * A culture of mentoring, with 10 apprentices currently training * Opportunities to contribute to exciting projects with Ford EV, the Aerospace Technology Institute, and more What You’ll Be Doing As a Toolmaker, you’ll play a vital role in building and maintaining the tools that keep our precision manufacturing running smoothly. Depending on your experience, you’ll take on increasingly complex tasks and responsibilities, including: * Repairing and maintaining a wide range of press tools (single blank, compound, modular multi-stage) * Diagnosing, stripping, rebuilding, and regrinding tooling to exacting standards * Troubleshooting and fine-tuning tools to meet micron-level tolerances * Supporting tool try-outs and adjustments during production runs * Working closely with design, production, and quality teams to improve processes * Mentoring apprentices and sharing technical knowledge (for senior toolmakers) * Promoting safe, efficient working and 5S standards throughout the toolroom The Tooling & Equipment You’ll Work With Our tooling capability is genuinely world-class. You’ll work with: * Fixed Standard Tools – die sets with precision guidance elements for thicker materials * Precision Fixed Tools – full-length die sets producing components to ±0.001mm * Modular Tools – engineered for quick in-press changeovers (SMED) You’ll directly support high-speed Bruderer and Yamada presses producing millions of precision components across EV, aerospace, telecoms, healthcare, and renewables sectors. Our Toolrooms feature: * GF AgieCharmilles EDM Drillers, Jones & Shipman Surface Grinders, XYZ CT52 Lathes, Mitutoyo Gauging Systems * Advanced VISI 2023 CAD/CAM software * Dedicated Precision Tooling Academy for skills development What We’re Looking For We welcome applications from apprentice-trained toolmakers at all experience levels — whether you’re early in your career or an experienced professional looking to take the next step. You should have: - Background in press toolmaking or bench fitting (progression or carbide tooling an advantage) - Strong attention to detail and commitment to precision - Ability to work confidently from engineering drawings - A positive, “can-do” attitude and collaborative mindset - Willingness to learn and share knowledge within a close-knit team Supportive team culture and long-term career growth