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Job Title: Toolmaker / Die Maintenance Engineer

Department: Die Maintenance

Location: Gloucester, UK

Hours: 37.5 per week – Pattern rotates weekly.
AM | 6:00-14:10 (Mon-Fri)
PM | 15:20-23:30 (Mon-Thu), 14:20-22:30 (Fri)

Reporting To: Die Maintenance Coordinator

Pay Rate: Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications

Role Description
The post holder is responsible for working to strict safety and quality requirements to achieve daily production requirements in terms of quality and quantity to meet customer requirements.

Role Duties

• Promote a culture of working safely by working in a safe manner at all times complying with company Health & Safety and environmental standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities, for example submitting suggestions to improve the process flow to increase the production cell efficiency or improve health & safety on the shopfloor.
• Support 5s activities throughout the shopfloor (Sort, set in order, shine, standardise, and sustain).
• To follow instructions to ensure maximum effectiveness and to adhere to safety guidelines.
• Actively participate in training and development activities identified for either personal and/or team development advancement.
• To be prepared to undertake and support other reasonable requests made by the company.
• To work in a small team unsupervised reporting directly to the Tool Room Coordinator.
• Maintenance and repair of press tooling (transfer and progression)
• Identifying and carrying out modification to press tools where necessary.
• New press tool making
• Try out of new press tools.
• Assisting production teams to achieve production targets by assisting with tooling problems in press.
• Carrying out preventative maintenance

Desirable Skills, Experience, and Attributes

• Previous busy factory/manufacturing experience is desirable.
• Willingness to multi-skill and learn products and processes.
• Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions and complete required production paperwork.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Welding skills would be advantageous.
• Experience of working to deadlines and targets.
• Previous experience in Automotive Manufacturing would be advantageous.
• Must have an excellent time and attendance record.
• Competent use of mills and grinders.
• Experience of press tooling (especially draw and progression).
• Knowledge of material properties for problem solving.
• Ability to prioritise work to ensure that tooling is ready for demands of production.

Employee Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (fixed holidays in-line with our customers).
• Monday to Friday working.
• Learning and progression opportunities within company.
• Shift premiums payable.
• Workwear & PPE provided.
• Free on-site parking.
• Free eye test vouchers.
• Employee referral program.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brockworth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Toolmaking and/or Die Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
• Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person