Tool Maker – Plastics Division
📍 Location: Dudley
💷 Competitive Salary
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent
About the Role
looking for a skilled Tool Maker to join our Plastics Division, working on precision tooling for plastic injection moulding. This is a hands-on role ideal for a problem solver who takes pride in producing high-quality tooling that keeps production running smoothly.
You’ll be part of a small, close-knit team, helping maintain, repair, and improve injection moulding tooling, jigs, and fixtures, while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the division.
What You’ll Do
* Repair, modify, and improve plastic injection moulds, jigs, and fixtures to drawing specifications.
* Complete insert changes and support production teams with tooling requirements.
* Collaborate with tool setters and other colleagues to resolve tooling concerns.
* Operate conventional toolroom machinery including lathes, milling machines, and surface grinders.
* Produce tooling and fixtures to exacting tolerances.
* Provide engineering solutions to enhance moulding and assembly processes.
* Support continuous improvement activities and maintain a tidy, safe toolroom environment.
What We’re Looking For
* Proven toolroom or machine shop experience (essential).
* Skilled in operating conventional machinery; experience with CNC, spark erosion, or CAD/CAM is an advantage.
* Experience with plastic injection moulding tooling desirable.
* Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on precision and quality.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet tight tolerances.
* Proactive team player with a positive outlook, valuing accountability and cross-functional collaboration.
Why Join
* Work on high-quality plastic injection tooling in a supportive and skilled team.
* Be part of a company that values craftsmanship, innovation, and continuous improvement.
* Collaborate across technical, maintenance, assembly, quality, planning, design, and production functions.
* Thrive in a culture that champions accountability, customer focus, and teamwork