Job Description:

Toolroom Operative / Toolmaker
Oldbury, West Midlands
£33,000 per annum
Monday–Friday | Days | 37 hours per week | On-Site

MET Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced Toolroom Operative / Toolmaker to join a well-established manufacturing business in Oldbury.

This is a hands-on position within a busy engineering and manufacturing environment, supporting production through the manufacture, repair and maintenance of tooling and components.

Please note: previous hands-on experience working with pre-pierce and cut tooling is essential for this vacancy.

Working as part of the Toolroom team, you will:

• Manufacture, maintain, repair and fault-find press and shear tooling
• Work specifically with pre-pierce and cut tooling
• Operate CNC and conventional/manual Toolroom machinery
• Undertake surface grinding, milling and turning
• Work with fixturing and wire EDM
• Read and interpret engineering drawings
• Work accurately to specified tolerances
• Support tooling breakdowns to minimise production downtime
• Manufacture new components and tooling to meet production requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the Toolroom and wider manufacturing operation

We are specifically looking for candidates with a strong Toolroom / Toolmaking background within a manufacturing environment.

You will need:

• Previous experience with pre-pierce and cut tooling – essential
• Experience in press/shear tool manufacture, maintenance and fault finding
• CNC and manual machining experience
• Surface grinding, milling and turning experience
• Ability to read engineering drawings and work accurately to tolerances
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• A practical, hands-on approach
• Ability to work effectively within a busy production environment

Forklift and overhead crane experience would be useful but isn't essential, as training can be provided. 

Salary: £33,000 per annum
Hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30am–4:00pm; Friday 7:30am–12:30pm — 37 hours per week.

Benefits include 33 days' holiday including statutory days, pension, life assurance, health cash plan, discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme and employee assistance programme.