Posted 24 July, 2026
Toolmaker
HR GO Recruitment
Hastings, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Job Title: Toolmaker
\nLocation: HastingsSalary: Up to £43,700 per annumWorking Hours: Full-time, Permanent - 40 hours per week.
\nRotating shifts between 6:00am - 2:00pm, 8:00am - 4:00pm and 2:00pm - 10:00pm.
\nHRGO Recruitment are seeking an experienced Toolmaker to join our client's expanding manufacturing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Toolmaker to provide toolmaking, repair and maintenance services, supporting manufacturing operations while working to high standards of precision and quality.
Main Duties:\n- \n
- Provide toolmaking, repair and maintenance services to support manufacturing operations. \n
- Manufacture finished products to predetermined specifications and tolerances. \n
- Carry out repairs and maintenance on tooling as required. \n
- Read, interpret and accurately work from technical drawings and specifications. \n
- Maintain a high level of accuracy in both practical and technical tasks. \n
- Ensure tooling is completed within agreed deadlines and quality standards. \n
- Support the wider team to achieve manufacturing objectives. \n
- Work safely and comply with all company health and safety procedures. \n
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- Relevant Mechanical or Production Engineering qualification. \n
- Minimum 3 years' experience working as a Toolmaker within a busy tool shop. \n
- Experience working to tight production deadlines. \n
- Ability to read, interpret and work from technical drawings. \n
- Proven ability to manufacture components to specification and within tolerance. \n
- Demonstrable commitment to safe working practices. \n
- Ability to reliably commute to St Leonards-on-Sea. \n
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- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off. \n
- Company pension with employer contributions matched up to 10%. \n
- BUPA Private Medical Insurance. \n
- Discretionary company bonus scheme. \n
- Additional leave. \n
- Bereavement leave. \n
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. \n
- Life insurance. \n
- Financial planning services. \n
- Health & wellbeing programme. \n
- Free flu vaccinations. \n
- Company events. \n
- On-site canteen. \n
- Free on-site parking. \n
- Referral programme. \n
- Company sick pay. \n
