Tooling Engineer

Salary: £30k – 33k per year
Reference: IND2MRE263

We are currently recruiting for a Tooling Engineer for our client based in Worcester.

Permanent position.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support foundry production, manufacturing cells in any capacity, carrying out repairs and maintenance to Dies and Shear Tools on and off the machines.
• Assist in ensuring that maximum production activities take place and plan out other work schedule left by Toolroom Manager.
• Full strip down of open and shut dies.
• Full strip down of dies with sliding hydraulic / manual cores.
• Welding and reforming breakout by hand.
• Manufacturing jigs and fixtures.
• Full strip down of shear tools.
• Manufacturing punches and core pins from drawings.
• Assembly of shot stems and tips.
• Knowledge of hydraulic cylinders and the ability to re-seal and check safely.
• Removal of solder from dies on DCM.
• Welding repairs on die breakout inside DCM.
• Changing broken core pins on the die casting machine.
• Changing broken shear tool punches on the DCM.
• Reinserting cavities and slide cores into bolsters.
• Fitting new inserts, spreaders, and bushes.
• Testing water cooling channels and hydraulics on die casting tools.
• Following foundry and company procedures.
• Assist in tooling preventative maintenance and improvement activities.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Welding and free hand forming of cavity steel.
• Machining, lathe, horizontal miller, surface grinding, cylindrical grinding, and radial drill experience
• Ability to read and understand CAD drawings and models.
• Must be literate and numerate.
• Computer literate
• Good level of education
• ONC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
• Time served apprenticeship an advantage.

Hours of Work:

• Monday – Friday.
• Rotating shift pattern 6am – 2pm /2pm – 10pm.

Rate of Pay:

Between £30,000 – £33,000 per annum depending on experience.

Please click to apply or call 01527 919320, option 2 and ask for Mollie.

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