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HOURS: Monday to Thursday 08:00-16:30 Friday 08:00 -16:00
SALARY: Starting from £18.00+ per hour, based on knowledge and experience
BASE: Clover Nook, Somercotes, Derbyshire
Eurocell are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. We know that our people are our greatest asset, we are successful, dynamic, ambitious, and looking for great team players to grow with us.
We have an exciting opportunity for an additional Tool Maker to join our Toolmaking team, based on site at our Clover Nook Site in Somercotes, Alfreton.
WHAT OUR TOOLMAKERS DO:
- Diagnose and resolve tooling-related issues in the extrusion process,
- Identify wear, defects, and other technical problems affecting product quality or production efficiency
- Ensure all extrusion tools and dies meet quality standards and are within tight specified tolerances
- Work closely with the engineering team to optimize tool designs
- Assist with new product development by providing technical insight and tooling expertise
- Proactively suggest improvements to tooling designs and manufacturing techniques to improve production speed, reduce material waste, and increase tool longevity
- Maintain accurate records of tooling specifications, repairs, modifications, and tool performance data
- Trouble shooting faults in the manufacturing process to determine whether there is a tooling problem requiring fix or repair
- Read and understand technical drawings to manufacture/make parts and tools for the extrusion facilities and injection moulding
- Use manual workshop machinery and EDM machinery
- Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Engineering/ Apprenticeship in Toolmaking, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of plastic extrusion processes, tooling design, and the behaviour of various plastics during extrusion
- Knowledge of materials, particularly in relation to plastics used in extrusion processes
- Proficiency in precision machining, including turning, milling, sparking and grinding
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly diagnose tooling or extrusion issues
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Proven experience as a toolmaker in a plastic extrusion or similar manufacturing environment
- Experience working with various extrusion tooling materials and an understanding of how different materials affect the extrusion process
WHAT WE OFFER OUR TOOLMAKERS:
- You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary starting from £18.00 per hour
- Minimum 25 days paid leave each year, plus statutory holidays
- Free Healthcare plan for all employees
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
- Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
- Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
- Company Pension Plan
- Employee discount on Eurocell products
- Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
- A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
- Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice
- Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
- Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career
Agency Applications outside PSL Agency Partners will not be considered. If agencies have an EXCEPTIONAL candidate that you feel we should know about, or believe that you can offer specialist expertise in a particular sector, we're happy to receive and review your PSL application via our Agency PSL Application.
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited calls or emails from agencies, please refer to our Agency Statement on our careers page.
