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Toolmaker

ASC Connections Ltd
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 7BG

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An experienced Toolmaker is needed for a well-equipped Toolroom utilizing advanced CAD/CAM software and CNC equipment.
  • The role involves manufacturing, modifying, repairing, and fitting injection mould tools up to 2 Tonnes for various industries, including medical and automotive.
  • Candidates should have a strong background in injection mould tool manufacture, repair, and maintenance, with experience in both single impression and complex multi-impression hot runner moulds.
  • The position offers a salary of £35-40K, depending on experience, and requires a time-served or apprentice-trained Toolmaker with relevant skills.
  • Working hours are Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm, with a 4 pm finish on Fridays, along with 23 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

An experienced Toolmaker is required to join a well-equipped Toolroom that utilises the latest CAD/CAM software linked to CNC equipment, offering a seamless design and manufacturing process and service.

Serving a multitude of industries including medical, automotive and caps and closures, their expertise encompasses single impression moulds, complex multi-impression hot runner moulds and small, quick change modular tooling up to a size of 2 Tonnes.

As a Toolmaker, your duties will include -

  • Manufacture, modification, repair and fitting of Injection mould tools up to 2 Tonnes
  • Use of manual milling machines, lathes (Hurco), cylindrical and surface grinders (Jones & Shipman)
  • Use of manual and CNC spark eroders and CNC wire eroder (Sodick)
  • Use of hand tools such as files, hacksaws and grinders
  • Wiring of Hot runner systems and fault finding
  • In house design using Pro Engineer and CAM programming using Powermil

To be successful in the role of Toolmaker, the ideal candidate will -

  • Be a time served / apprentice trained Toolmaker
  • Have a strong background in injection mould tool manufacture, repair, and maintenance
  • Have experience of single impression and complex multi-impression hot runner moulds
  • Have experience in general toolmaking, manual milling, turning, grinding, fitting, EDM Wire and spark erosion
  • Be conversant with CAD/CAM software packages
  • Ideally be capable of CNC CAM Programming

On offer -

  • A salary £35-40K depending on experience
  • Day shift: Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm, 4pm finish on Fridays
  • 23 days holiday + bank holidays

Based in Hertfordshire, this role is commutable from Luton, Watford, Enfield, Royston and all surrounding areas

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ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.