Tooling Technician

WHAT YOU WILL DO We are recruiting a tooling technician who will be responsible for resolving tooling breakdowns, TPM’s and maintain Press tools, fixtures and jigs across the site. Problem solving of issues on press tooling, fixtures, and jigs. You will work with production to undertake tool changes, between variants as required in press tooling and special purpose machines. Ensuring product is kept in specification to engineering drawings from pressed parts to clinched joints on special purpose machines.  Keep an up-to-date spares inventory. Ensure the time management system is kept up to date.  Effectively identify day to day tooling issues and implement corrective action where required. Ensure all tooling is safe and production ready at the time its returned for production, following a correct preventative maintenance (PM) process. Follow up repair work by seeking feedback from the production and quality departments and completing a record of all the work undertaken. WHAT YOU BRING ALONG Time served as an apprentice in a relevant discipline and or previous experience in a maintenance role. An Understanding of press tooling for Hydraulic and mechanical presses with a manual and vacuum tandem transfer system. An understanding of press tooling processes for metal work from forming to cutting and so on Competent in using milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, bench grinder, etc and in equipment inspection. (micrometer, height indicator, etc.) Ability to read and understand engineering drawings. Ability to follow and execute the preventative maintenance program. TIG and MIG welding capabilities. Good interpersonal skills with 'hands on' problem solving expertise and a proactive approach to work. Full Driving Licence. WHAT WE OFFER We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire. For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit. We are passionate about the world we live in and climate change, for this reason we offer all employees the opportunity to join the cycle to work scheme. We want to help all our employees reach their career potential to support this we provide extensive training for all employees. We care about the health and wellbeing of our employees and have a Wellbeing programme in place to support them.