CNC Toolmaker
CNC Toolmaker
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£26436 - £38000/annum
Category
Manufacturing/Surveying
Job Description
Job Title: CNC Toolmaker
Location: Doncaster
Job type: Full time, Permanent.
Hours: Monday – Friday
We are recruiting for a hands-on CNC Toolmaker to join our client’s production team. This is a hands-on, varied role covering tooling manufacture, CNC machining, and press tool/die maintenance.
You will be working across tool design, manufacture, and repair, supporting production to keep processes running smoothly, while also playing a part in day-to-day team leadership and continuous improvement.
As a CNC Toolmaker, you will be responsible for:
* Designing, modifying and manufacturing tooling, jigs, fixtures and press tools to issued drawings
* Setting, operating and programming CNC mills and lathes
* Diagnosing and repairing diecasting machines and dies, including replacement parts, ejection pins and sleeves
* Carrying out preventative maintenance, testing and polishing of tooling and dies
* Improving programs and machining strategies (speeds/feeds, tooling selection) and identifying quality deviations
* Managing tooling stock, supplier deliveries and the KanBan system
* Meeting production schedules/KPIs and attending daily production meetings
* Supporting team oversight (attendance, return-to-work interviews, H&S/PPE compliance) and liaising with HR
* Continuously improving processes and equipment use
The ideal candidate will be:
* Level 3 qualified in a mechanical engineering discipline
* Strong drawing-reading skills
* Confident operating, setting and programming CNC mills and lathes
* Flexible and adaptable to changing demands
* Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
* Willing to undertake training relevant to the role
* Strong time management and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
* Supervisory experience is desirable