Toolmaker

Toolmaker (Foam Mould Tooling)Location: Kempston, Bedford (MK42)Salary: circa £35,000-£38,000 per annum (DOE)Job Type: Permanent, Full-timeHours: Monday-Thursday 07:00-16:00 | Friday 07:00-13:00 (40 hours/week)The roleWe're recruiting an experienced Toolmaker to design, build, maintain and repair moulds and tooling used to produce moulded foam products (e.g., seating, packaging/inserts, insulation, automotive components and protective pieces).This is a hands-on toolroom role with a genuine long-term opportunity: the successful candidate may progress to Machine Shop Manager in the next couple of years due to planned retirement/succession.Key responsibilitiesBuild, modify, maintain and repair moulds and tooling used for foam productionWork from engineering drawings/specs and produce tooling to required tolerancesFault-find tooling-related production issues and implement effective fixesCarry out tooling modifications to improve quality, repeatability and efficiencySupport production trials / new tooling introduction with Production & EngineeringUse machining processes as required (manual and/or CNC), including mills and lathesMaintain safe working practices and good workshop standardsEssential experienceProven Toolmaker / Toolroom / Precision Engineering backgroundAbility to read and interpret technical drawingsStrong practical problem-solving and fault-finding skillsDesirableCNC machining experienceMilling and turning (lathe) experienceLeadership potential (future supervisory/management pathway)HRGO Recruitment offers permanent and temporary jobs across the UK. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. We aim to respond to all applications. HRGO is an equal opportunities employer.TPBN1_UKTJ