Toolmaker

Overview

Role: Toolmaker

Location: Redditch

Rate: £17-£20 per hour (depending on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Working Hours (flexible options):
4 days per week:
Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
or
5 days per week:
Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm, Friday 7:30am - 12:00pm

The Company:
We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established UK manufacturer of high-quality medical devices and hand sewing needles. They are known for precision engineering, innovation, and consistently high standards, supplying critical components to the global healthcare sector. Operating within a highly regulated environment, the business places strong emphasis on safety, cleanliness, and quality compliance.

Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Toolmaker to support the maintenance, optimisation, and ongoing performance of fine blanking progression tools used in the manufacture of precision components for prick-allergy needle assemblies. This is a highly skilled role requiring experience working with extremely thin stainless steel material (down to 0.006" thickness) and the ability to consistently achieve exceptionally tight tolerances.

• Maintain, repair, and optimise small fine blanking progression tools to ensure consistent production accuracy
• Carry out regrinding, rebuilding, and refurbishment of tooling to a high standard
• Diagnose tooling issues and implement effective corrective actions
• Operate a full range of toolroom machinery including lathes, milling machines, grinders, and surface finishing equipment
• Work accurately from detailed engineering drawings and technical specifications
• Maintain strict dimensional tolerances and quality standards at all times
• Provide tooling support and technical input to production teams
• Work in line with all quality, safety, and regulatory requirements

• Proven experience as a Toolmaker, ideally within fine blanking, precision stamping, or a similar environment
• Strong background in regrinding, rebuilding, and maintaining complex tooling
• Confident operating standard toolroom machinery
• Demonstrated ability to work to very tight tolerances
• Excellent attention to detail with a methodical, problem-solving mindset
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings and documentation
• Committed to quality, safety, and process compliance