Toolmaker
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma -
Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Would you enjoy a Toolmaker role where you're not just repairing tooling but helping develop new tooling solutions and improve manufacturing processes?
Yolk Recruitment is recruiting for an experienced Toolmaker to join a growing engineering team within a precision manufacturing environment.
This role offers a varied workload, combining precision tool manufacture, refurbishment, tooling improvements and engineering support. You'll work closely with Production, Product Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure tooling meets the demands of a fast-moving manufacturing operation.
This is what you'll be doing- Manufacture new tooling and tooling components from engineering drawings
- Refurbish, modify and improve existing tooling
- Work on tooling projects supporting new products and manufacturing developments
- Provide practical engineering solutions to manufacturing challenges
- Contribute to tooling innovation, process improvement and operational efficiency
- Proven Toolmaker or Toolroom Engineering experience
- Strong manual and CNC machining capability
- Experience producing precision tooling to demanding tolerances
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Apprentice-trained or equivalent engineering background
- Milling and turning experience
- Ability to work a rotating two-shift pattern
- £42,000 salary
- Rotating two-shift pattern
- Up to 4% annual performance bonus
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Long service recognition awards
- Ongoing training and development
- Stable manufacturing environment with future investment planned
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