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Toolmaker required to join a well-established Manufacturing company that is based in the Sheffield area. The company require a machinist who is flexible and enthusiastic to complement the existing team and play a key role in supporting the business and helping it grow.

The successful candidate will be a team player with a strong and flexible work ethic, who consistently works to high standards and has over the years developed considerable skills, experience and knowledge in their field.

• Manufacture new tooling when required to issued drawings


• Repair and service of (high speed) multistage progression tools for production


• Preventative maintenance on tooling, all aspects of machining and bench fitting, i.e. grinding, turning milling etc


• Utilisation of precision/optical measuring equipment to maintain tooling to produce parts to drawing tolerance


• Testing tooling prior to release


• Attending power press to identify or overcome problem whilst tooling is in a running condition, report to those above to identify problem or requirements for spares /replacements or backup


• To assess the life of a press tool and to order any new parts or make new parts that need replacing


• Replace pilots, probe pins, springs, designing and making special fixtures to fit to tools


• Always observe Health and Safety Regulation

• Must have experience within a Toolmaker or similar position


• Bench fitting experience is advantageous


• Must be able to read engineering drawings


• Must live within a commutable distance of Sheffield

• Permanent - full time position


• Monday to Thursday - 39 hours per week (3 days off each week)


• Salary - £25,288 - £33,279 (DOE)


• Competitive holiday allowance


• Pension

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.