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Toolmaker
Job Posted: 4 days ago
Salary: £ 35,000 - 38,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kempston, Bedfordshire
Expire in: 23 days
Job Description
Toolmaker (Foam Mould Tooling)
Location: Kempston, Bedford (MK42)
Salary: circa £35,000-£38,000 per annum (DOE)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: Monday-Thursday 07:00-16:00 | Friday 07:00-13:00 (40 hours/week)
The role
We're recruiting an experienced Toolmaker to design, build, maintain and repair moulds and tooling used to produce moulded foam products (e.g., seating, packaging/inserts, insulation, automotive components and protective pieces).
This is a hands-on toolroom role with a genuine long-term opportunity: the successful candidate may progress to Machine Shop Manager in the next couple of years due to planned retirement/succession.
Key responsibilities
Build, modify, maintain and repair moulds and tooling used for foam production
Work from engineering drawings/specs and produce tooling to required tolerances
Fault-find tooling-related production issues and implement effective fixes
Carry out tooling modifications to improve quality, repeatability and efficiency
Support production trials / new tooling introduction with Production & Engineering
Use machining processes as required (manual and/or CNC), including mills and lathes
Maintain safe working practices and good workshop standards
Essential experience
Proven Toolmaker / Toolroom / Precision Engineering background
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
Strong practical problem-solving and fault-finding skills
Desirable
CNC machining experience
Milling and turning (lathe) experience
Leadership potential (future supervisory/management pathway)
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