Maker, Tool & Die (Certified)

What We Offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities

Core duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Preparation and maintenance of existing tooling according to requirements.
• Effectively identifies day to day tooling issues and implements corrective action where required.
• Cleaning of all production tooling to ensure on time delivery and schedule adherence goals are met.
• Ensures all tooling is safe and production ready at the time returned for production use, following correct preventative maintenance (PM) process.
• Ensures Leader is advised when assignments cannot be completed as planned.
• Supports coordination of engineering changes and supports maintenance of spare parts.
• Prepares and tests tools by laying out / setting up / machining.
• May design / make tools / templates to produce prototype parts of various materials including generating bill of material and complete fabrication and validation.
• Verifies conformance of machined and/or repaired tools to specifications by checking dimensions / clearances / alignments.
• May make parts of various plant machines and tools as required.
• Fits and assembles parts and test completed tools for proper operation.
• Sets up and carefully monitors tools and performs inspections prior to removing tooling from the machine.
• Follow up repair work by seeking feedback from the production and quality departments and completing a record of the work undertaken.
• Promote the companies HSE policies across the department and plant
  
  

Essential

• Time served apprentice in relevant discipline.
• Excellent hand tool skills. (hand tools will be supplied)
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Experience in working with Toolroom equipment including overhead cranes.
• Experience in Inspection equipment. (micrometer, height indicator, etc.),
• Experienced in using milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, bench grinder, rockiniser etc.
• Ability to follow and execute the preventative maintenance program.
• Strong communication skills at all levels within the business.
• Able to manage and prioritise numerous tasks.
• Experience in manufacturing environment.
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge in vacuum die-set servicing and maintenance preferably aluminium.
• Die casting experience.
• Experienced in repairing support tooling in casting shop. (Trim tools, spray heads, straightening tools etc.)
• Experience using cnc machines Lathes, millers and grinders.
• Tig and mig welding capabilities.
• Good knowledge of engineering materials. Steels, alloys etc.
• Understanding of cmm reports.
• Experience of repair and maintenance of hydraulic systems including repair of cylinders and pipework.
• Knowledge of 5s methodology
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Good interpersonal skills with “hands on” problem solving expertise
• Work collaboratively to achieve project/company goals
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Good analytical skills
• Strong communicator both written and verbal
• Ability in influence and manage stakeholders
• Very organised
• Proactive in approach with a “can do attitude”
• Flexibility to travel overseas at short notice when required
• Eligibility to work in the UK
  
  

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type

Regular / Permanent

Group

Cosma International