Job Title:
Toolmaker – Mould Tools
Location:
Newton Aycliffe
Hourly Rate:
Up to 55k (including shift allowance)
Shifts:
3 shift pattern – 6-2 2-10 10-6
Benefits:
- Company pension scheme (employer matched up to 8%)
- Group life assurance up to 6x salary
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Healthcare cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Discounted car lease & gym scheme
- Free parking & EV charging
- Wellbeing initiatives and flexible working options
The Company
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global engineering and manufacturing organisation with a proud heritage and forward-looking vision. The company is renowned for innovation, precision, and quality, delivering products that make a positive impact worldwide. They invest heavily in their people, offering career development, wellbeing support, and a culture where everyone can bring their best to work. Joining this business as a Toolmaker means becoming part of a team that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
Job Description
As a Toolmaker, you will play a critical role in supporting high-quality production by ensuring tooling is well-maintained, reliable, and precise. Your work will directly contribute to smooth manufacturing operations and minimal downtime.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responding to tooling and moulding breakdowns in a busy production environment.
- Carrying out preventative maintenance and servicing of mould tools.
- Diagnosing faults and performing repairs to tooling.
- Precision machining tasks, including EDM, milling, turning, grinding, and welding.
- Preparing new mould tooling for production.
- Working closely with production teams to prioritise and resolve breakdowns effectively.
- Maintaining high housekeeping standards (5S) and always upholding health & safety.
Skills & Experience
To succeed as a Toolmaker, you should have:
- Significant experience with injection moulding tooling.
- Completion of an approved apprenticeship (ONC or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
- Strong machining, welding, and fault-finding skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- A proactive, solutions-driven approach.
- Commitment to the values of being bold, dedicated, and caring.
Why Should You Apply?
This Toolmaker role offers the chance to join a stable, forward-thinking business with world-class engineering standards and long-term career prospects. You’ll benefit from excellent training, competitive pay, generous benefits, and a supportive environment that values your skills and contributions. If you are an experienced Toolmaker who takes pride in precision, problem-solving, and keeping production moving, this is the opportunity for you.
