- Job Reference: 40445
- Salary: £39,100
- Discipline: Maintenance & Trades
- Location: Washington
- Contract: Permanent
- Skills: Toolmaker
Job Title – Toolmaker
Location – Washington
Shift Pattern –
Early shift - Monday to Thursday 6 am to 2.15 pm, Friday 6 am to 12.30 pm
Backshift - Monday to Thursday 2 pm to 10.30 pm, Friday 12.15 pm to 5.45 pm
Dayshift - Monday to Thursday 10 am to 6.15 pm, Friday 9 am to 15.15 pm
Salary – £39,100
Benefits:
- All our employees have Perkbox from day one
- 5% pension contribution
- Healthshield Cash Health Scheme (after completion of probation scheme)
- Fruity Tuesday (Free Fresh Fruit)
- Late shift working reduced to one in three shift pattern
- Shifts allow good worklife balance with early Friday finishes
- Paid overtime (where available not guaranteed)
- 23 days annual leave (3 normally required for Christmas closure)
- Bank holidays – Factory is closed
About the company:
An established and innovative medical equipment manufacturer is looking to recruit a new Toolmaker due to someone retiring in the department.
Main Duties:
- Ensure compliance with current Health and Safety requirements.
- Perform necessary training as required.
- Manufacture prototype moulding tools to specification.
- Collaborate with the tool room supervisor on new tool manufacture, repairs, and modifications.
- Liaise with NPD and Production teams regarding quality specifications.
- Assist in maintaining equipment and identify/purchase spares when needed.
- Identify new materials for potential use.
- Identify new/used machines and ancillary equipment.
- Undertake any other tasks as needed.
- Provide support in various areas of the business when required.
- Maintain records of work undertaken as necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the maintenance of quality standards and requirements to produce tools to the necessary standards.
- Maintain and enhance the company’s current Kaizen/5S activities in all work environments and contribute to future improvement activities.
- Take accountability for all actions detailed in this document, product specifications, quality guidelines, company policies, general communications, rules, regulations, and procedures in the employee handbook.
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