CNC Toolmaker

Job Title: CNC Toolmaker

Location: Doncaster

Job type: Full time, Permanent.

Hours: Monday – Friday

We are recruiting for a hands-on CNC Toolmaker to join our client’s production team. This is a hands-on, varied role covering tooling manufacture, CNC machining, and press tool/die maintenance.

You will be working across tool design, manufacture, and repair, supporting production to keep processes running smoothly, while also playing a part in day-to-day team leadership and continuous improvement.

As a CNC Toolmaker, you will be responsible for:

• Designing, modifying and manufacturing tooling, jigs, fixtures and press tools to issued drawings

• Setting, operating and programming CNC mills and lathes

• Diagnosing and repairing diecasting machines and dies, including replacement parts, ejection pins and sleeves

• Carrying out preventative maintenance, testing and polishing of tooling and dies

• Improving programs and machining strategies (speeds/feeds, tooling selection) and identifying quality deviations

• Managing tooling stock, supplier deliveries and the KanBan system

• Meeting production schedules/KPIs and attending daily production meetings

• Supporting team oversight (attendance, return-to-work interviews, H&S/PPE compliance) and liaising with HR

• Continuously improving processes and equipment use

The ideal candidate will be:

• Level 3 qualified in a mechanical engineering discipline

• Strong drawing-reading skills

• Confident operating, setting and programming CNC mills and lathes

• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands

• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy

• Willing to undertake training relevant to the role

• Strong time management and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Supervisory experience is desirable