Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Tooling Engineer
Are you an experienced Tool Maker looking for a varied, hands-on role within a growing technical manufacturing business?
Yolk Recruitment is supporting a specialist plastic injection moulding manufacturer in the search for a Tool Maker to join their established Tool Room team. Supplying a diverse customer base across multiple sectors. This business operates a modern, fast-paced production environment where tooling performance is critical to quality, efficiency and customer delivery.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Tool Maker, Mould Toolmaker or Toolroom Engineer to play a key role in maintaining, repairing and improving a wide range of injection mould tools, while contributing to continuous improvement, new product introduction and manufacturing excellence.
Key responsibilities:
- Carry out preventative maintenance, servicing and repair of injection mould tools to ensure optimal performance and minimise downtime
- Diagnose and resolve tooling faults impacting production, quality, cycle times and overall manufacturing efficiency
- Support tool modifications, engineering changes and customer-driven improvement projects across a wide range of injection mould tools
- Operate toolroom machinery including CNC mills, lathes, grinders and manual toolmaking equipment to produce precision components
- Strip down, clean, assemble and test injection mould tools, ensuring correct electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic functionality before return to production
- Work closely with Production, Engineering, Technical and Quality teams to troubleshoot and resolve moulding and tooling issues
- Record all tooling activity accurately using ERP and quality management systems, ensuring compliance with ISO standards.
This is what you'll need:
- Previous experience as a Tool Maker, Mould Toolmaker, Toolroom Engineer or similar role
- Strong understanding of plastic injection mould tools, maintenance and repair processes
- Experience operating CNC and manual toolroom machinery
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills within a manufacturing or production environment
And this is what you'll get:
- Competitive salary
- Early finish on Friday's
- Healthcare cash plan
- Company bonus
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