Tool Maker

Job Title: Tool Maker

Salary: Up to �40,000

Location: Leighton Buzzard

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Tool Maker to join a global business as a for a production facility based in Leighton Buzzard.
As Tool Maker you will be responsible for supporting the production team with a proactive service to enable production lines to run smoothly, efficiently and reduce downtime.� This will involve operating toolroom machinery, interpreting technical drawings and maintaining �changes and repairs of plastic injection mould tools.

Key responsibilities for a Tool Maker

• Attend breakdowns, identify fault and problem solve issues and address with minimal downtime to aid production.


• Estimate length of time required to complete a job.


• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.


• Ensure company targets are met in respect of quality and efficiently.


• Manufacture new tooling and ancillary spares to support production activity.


• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance on mould tools and tool version changes.


• Be actively involved in improvement activities to support the achievement of departmental and company objectives.

Essential skills for a Tool Maker

• Knowledge of measurement and build process of injection moulding tools.


• Understanding of service scheduling.


• Ability to understand engineering drawings.


• Experience of manufacturing processes.


• Planning and prioritising activities.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.


• Multi-tasking experience and ability to meet multiple deadlines.

Benefits for a Shift Engineer

• 25 days of Annual leave + bank holidays


• Weekly attendance bonus


• Generous pension scheme


• Wellbeing and Healthy Living Programme


• Access to exclusive deals and discounts on products and services