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Tool Asset Care Technician

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Approx. £30,000 (pro rata)
Location: North Walsham
Shift: Flexible part-time days (2430 hours per week)

Experienced Toolmaker, Tool Room Technician or Tooling Engineer looking for more flexibility? This part-time role offers a better work-life balance while keeping you hands-on with tooling maintenance and refurbishment in a stable manufacturing environment.

We're looking for an experienced Tool Asset Care Technician to support the maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of production tooling within a busy manufacturing environment. Working alongside an existing technician, you'll play a key role in keeping tooling in excellent condition and ready for production.

This is a practical, engineering-focused role suited to someone with previous toolroom, tooling, asset care, or injection moulding experience. It's not a high-pressure production position and it's not an entry-level opportunity. Instead, it's a well-structured role where experience, reliability, and attention to detail are genuinely valued.

What's on Offer

• Approx. £30,000 earnings based on 30 hours per week
• Full-time equivalent salary of £36,500£40,000
• Flexible 3 or 4 day working week
• Hours can be tailored around the right person
• Overtime hourly rate
• 33 days holiday (pro rata)
• 4% employer pension contribution
• Death in service cover
• Stable long-term manufacturing environment
• Opportunity to work independently within a dedicated tooling support function

What You'll Be Doing

• Maintaining, repairing, and refurbishing production tooling
• Stripping, cleaning, inspecting, and rebuilding tools ready for production
• Diagnosing tooling faults and carrying out repairs
• Completing preventative maintenance to maximise tool life and reliability
• Supporting tool change activities when required
• Recording maintenance work and tooling history accurately
• Working closely with production and engineering teams to support manufacturing performance
• Helping maintain high standards of safety, organisation, and housekeeping

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Tool Asset Care Technician, Tool Room Technician, Toolmaker, or similar tooling-focused role
• Strong mechanical aptitude and a hands-on approach
• Experience maintaining and repairing production tooling
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• Injection moulding tooling experience would be advantageous
• Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
• Good attention to detail and a methodical approach to maintenance
• Reliable, proactive, and committed to high standards
• Someone looking for a flexible engineering role without stepping away from practical engineering work

Flexible part-time days

• 2430 hours per week
• Flexible 3 or 4 day working week
• Working days can be discussed
• Occasional weekend working required
• Overtime available when needed

If you're an experienced Toolmaker, Tool Room Technician, or Tool Asset Care Technician looking for a flexible role where your experience is valued and your work-life balance matters, we'd love to hear from you.