Toolmaker / Die Maintenance Engineer, £26-£30,000, South Wales

The Role
A fantastic opportunity to join an established manufacturer based in South Wales, you will be required to work a two shift pattern rotating on a weekly basis.

Duties

• To work in small team unsupervised reporting directly to the Tool Room Manager.
• Maintenance and repair of press tooling (transfer, progression)
• Identifying and carrying out modification to press tools where necessary
• New press tool making
• Try out of new press tools
• Assisting production teams to achieve production targets by assisting with tooling problems in press
• Carrying out preventative maintenance

The Person

• Tool making apprenticeship
• Welding skills would be an advantage
• Competent use of mills and grinders
• Experience of press tooling (especially, draw and progression)
• Knowledge of material properties for problem solving.
• Enthusiastic, positive attitude towards solving tooling problems
•  Able to prioritise work to ensure that tooling is ready for demands of production
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Willing to learn on own initiative and by shadowing existing staff

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.
We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.