Toolmaker

Toolmaker (Foam Mould Tooling)

Location:

Kempston, Bedford (MK42)
Salary: £35,000-£42,000 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.

• 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

• Proven Toolmaker / Toolroom / Precision Engineering background
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
• Strong practical problem‑solving and fault‑finding skills

• CNC machining experience
• Milling and turning (lathe) experience
• Leadership potential (future supervisory/management pathway)

You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO is an equal opportunities employer.