Press Toolmaker

Press Toolmaker, Brownhills - WS8, £35,000 to £42,000 per annum, Monday to Thursday – 39 hours, 7:30 am to 5:45 pm. Overtime available.

We are supporting a well-established precision engineering business in the Walsall area looking to add an experienced Press Toolmaker to their team. The company designs and manufactures high‑quality press tooling for automotive, aerospace, electronics and general manufacturing.

You will work within a skilled toolroom team, responsible for building, maintaining and repairing a variety of press tools. This includes single‑operation tools, progression tools and transfer tooling. You will also support production by ensuring tools are set up correctly, fault‑free, and ready for operational use.

• Manufacture, assemble and fit press tools to tight tolerances.
• Carry out tool maintenance, fault‑finding, repairs and modifications.
• Use manual machining – milling, turning, grinding.
• Work from engineering drawings made in CAD (VISI).
• Use precision measuring equipment to verify tool accuracy.
• Conduct trial runs to ensure correct tool performance.
• Liaise with production and design teams when improvements are needed.
• Follow all health & safety procedures and contribute to a clean, organised toolroom.

• Strong background in press toolmaking.
• Experience working with heavy tools.
• Skilled in manual machining – milling, turning, surface grinding, bench fitting.
• Precious experience working with VISI CAM.
• Ability to diagnose tooling issues quickly and apply effective solutions.
• Confident reading engineering drawings and working to fine tolerances.

• Company pension scheme.
• Holiday entitlement – 28 days including Bank Holidays.
• Overtime rates:
  • Friday – paid at time and a quarter.
  • Saturday – paid at time and a third.
  • Sunday – paid at time and a half.