ROLE: Toolmaker
HOURS: 4 on, 4 off continental shift (Apply online only)
SALARY: £20.41ph
BENEFITS: Healthcare Cash Plan, 3x Salary Life Assurance, High Street Discounts, Staff Discount
BASE: Site Based - Clover Nook Site, Somercotes, Alfreton.
Eurocell are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. We know that our people are our greatest asset, we are successful, dynamic, ambitious, and looking for great team players to grow with us.
You will be making and repairing extrusion and injection mould tools, jigs and fixtures, troubleshooting extrusion and injection moulding equipment to find out whether it is or isn't the tool causing an equipment failure and maintaining tooling so that our uPVC products can be manufactured with minimal, or zero interruption caused by faulty tooling.
WHAT OUR TOOLMAKERS DO:
Diagnose and resolve tooling-related issues in the extrusion process,
Identify wear, defects, and other technical problems affecting product quality or production efficiency
Ensure all extrusion tools and dies meet quality standards and are within tight specified tolerances
Work closely with the engineering team to optimize tool designs
Assist with new product development by providing technical insight and tooling expertise
Proactively suggest improvements to tooling designs and manufacturing techniques to improve production speed, reduce material waste, and increase tool longevity
Maintain accurate records of tooling specifications, repairs, modifications, and tool performance data
Trouble shooting faults in the manufacturing process to determine whether there is a tooling problem requiring fix or repair
Read and understand technical drawings to manufacture/make parts and tools for the extrusion facilities and injection moulding
Use manual workshop machinery and EDM machinery
WHAT WE NEED FROM OUR TOOLMAKERS:
Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Engineering/ Apprenticeship in Toolmaking, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience
Strong understanding of plastic extrusion processes, tooling design, and the behaviour of various plastics during extrusion
Knowledge of materials, particularly in relation to plastics used in extrusion processes
Proficiency in precision machining, including turning, milling, sparking and grinding
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly diagnose tooling or extrusion issues
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
Proven experience as a toolmaker in a plastic extrusion or similar manufacturing environment
Experience working with various extrusion tooling materials and an understanding of how different materials affect the extrusion process
WHAT WE OFFER OUR TOOLMAKERS
You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
Free Healthcare plan for all employees
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
Christmas shutdown
Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
Company Pension Plan
Employee discount on Eurocell products
Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career