Title: Toolmaker
Location: St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex
Salary : Competitive
Hours : Full-time, 40 hours per week, rotational shifts (6am–2pm, 8am–4pm, 2pm–10pm)
Contract: Permanent
An established and expanding manufacturing business in St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex is seeking a Toolmaker to join their team.
This is a precision tool-making role, but for the right engineer there is also the opportunity to support the improvement of manufacturing processes and contribute to efficiency initiatives. You’ll work in a dynamic, hands-on environment where accuracy, technical understanding, and collaboration are key.
About this Toolmaker role
As a Toolmaker, you will:
* Carry out tool-making, repair, and maintenance tasks.
* Produce work to pre-determined specifications and tolerances.
* Interpret and apply technical drawings and documentation accurately.
* Support manufacturing process improvements where your skills and interest allow.
Who this role would suit
* A skilled Toolmaker who wants to be involved in manufacturing improvements.
* An engineer, apprentice qualified or graduate interested in process optimisation but who enjoys hands-on tool-making.
* Alternately the company is very happy to talk to tooling professionals who just want to positively contribute to tool-making at the business.
Key responsibilities
Toolmaking, repair and maintenance
* Carry out tool-making, repair, and maintenance tasks to support efficient production and minimise downtime.
Precision manufacturing to specification
* Produce work to pre-determined specifications and tolerances, ensuring high levels of accuracy and consistency.
Technical drawing interpretation
* Interpret and apply technical drawings and documentation accurately to ensure tooling and components meet required requirements.
Manufacturing support and process improvement
* Support manufacturing process improvements where your skills and interest allow, contributing to efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement across production
Skills and experience required
Essential
* Relevant engineering or manufacturing qualification such as an apprenticeship or above
* Experience in toolmaking, machining, or hands-on manufacturing of parts .
* Ability to interpret technical drawings and work to tight tolerances.
* Commitment to safe working practices.
Desirable
* Experience with CAD/CAM or precision machining.
* Familiarity with, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement principles.
* Interest in supporting process improvement and efficiency initiatives.
* Previous exposure to high-precision manufacturing operations.
* Hands-on production, tooling for plastics or process engineering experience.
Salary and benefits
* Competitive salary.
* 25 days holiday per year + your birthday off + bank holidays.
* Pension contributions matched up to 10%.
* BUPA Private Medical Insurance.
* Discretionary bonus scheme.
* Opportunity to influence and improve production processes.
Apply for this Toolmaker job
If you are interested in a new role in Manufacturing and have good basic knowledge of tooling and want to push yourself in a new career in a high-quality engineering environment, we’d like to hear from you.
Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, full company details will be shared on application or during an initial, discreet conversation with Senex Recruitment.
To discuss this role in confidence or apply, contact Kevin McHugh at Senex Recruitment by calling 01424 211872, or apply via the Senex Recruitment website.
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