Toolroom Manager

Job Reference: WM – 2559

Location: Mansfield

Salary: £40,000

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

Toolroom Manager – Job Summary:

We’re supporting our client, a leading plastics manufacturer based in Mansfield, who are looking for a Toolroom Manager to join their growing team. The successful Toolroom Manager will have experience of leading a team of toolmakers in the maintenance, service and repair of mould tools for the plastics manufacturing environment.

Salary:                         £40,000

Benefits:                      To be discussed at interview

Job Type:                    Permanent

Location:                     Mansfield

Job Start date:            ASAP

Responsibilities:

  • To schedule & prioritise Toolroom Work.
  • To monitor performance & ensure existing standards in toolroom, utilising all machinery to manufacture prototype and production of tools, jigs, fixtures including the use of pneumatics.
  • To coach & develop team members.
  • To interact with internal customers and drive the Toolroom forward with expanding capabilities & capacity.

About You:

  • Management / Supervisory experience
  • Time Served Apprenticeship
  • Technical /process skills (Toolmaking) are essential for the role.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Customer focused, committed to quality and continuous improvement
  • Ensure prototyping, tool development, maintenance and servicing tasks are carried out efficiently, cost effectively and to the required quality standard.
  • Effective decision making skills.
  • Provide training to the toolroom and prototyping staff.
  • Safety and environmentally conscious.
  • To perform all health and safety checks on equipment daily.
  • To ensure all machinery, equipment & designated work area is kept clean and tidy, completing weekly clean down of machinery.
  • To maintain all machinery, tools and equipment in a working order.
  • To perform all QC checks on parts as directed.

Job Application:

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