Toolmaker, Alfreton

Location: Alfreton
Salary: £16.50 per hour
Working Hours: Monday to Friday – 7:00am to 4:00pm

Key responsibilities include:

• Manufacturing precision tooling to detailed engineering drawings
• Repairing, maintaining and improving existing tooling
• Working with traditional lathes and milling machines
• Operating CNC machines where required
• Using traditional hand tools to achieve high-accuracy finishes
• Working with carbon steels, tool steels, nickel alloys, plastics, brass and copper alloys
• Using precision measuring equipment to ensure dimensional accuracy
• Monitoring tool performance, waste levels and run rates
• Working closely with production teams to identify and implement improvements
• Assembling, testing and adjusting completed tools to achieve desired outcomes
• Interpreting verbal instructions and turning ideas into practical solutions

Ideally apprentice trained, you will bring strong experience in conventional machining alongside a solid understanding of manufacturing processes.

You will demonstrate:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong hand-eye coordination
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• A methodical and innovative approach to problem solving
• High levels of concentration and responsibility
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset

To apply please either:

• Call Charlie on View phone number on essentialrecruitment.co.uk between the hours of 8am – 5pm Mon to Fri
• Email your CV to View email address on essentialrecruitment.co.uk

This role is being advertised by Essential Recruitment and Professional, a recruitment agency.