Tooling Engineer

Company: Yolk Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Hereford
Job Description:

Tooling Engineer

Are you an experienced Tool Maker looking for a varied, hands‑on role within a growing technical manufacturing business?

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a specialist plastic injection moulding manufacturer in the search for a Tool Maker to join their established Tool Room team. Supplying a diverse customer base across multiple sectors. This business operates a modern, fast‑paced production environment where tooling performance is critical to quality, efficiency and customer delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Tool Maker, Mould Toolmaker or Toolroom Engineer to play a key role in maintaining, repairing and improving a wide range of injection mould tools, while contributing to continuous improvement, new product introduction and manufacturing excellence.

Key responsibilities:

  • Carry out preventative maintenance, servicing and repair of injection mould tools to ensure optimal performance and minimise downtime
  • Diagnose and resolve tooling faults impacting production, quality, cycle times and overall manufacturing efficiency
  • Support tool modifications, engineering changes and customer‑driven improvement projects across a wide range of injection mould tools
  • Operate toolroom machinery including CNC mills, lathes, grinders and manual toolmaking equipment to produce precision components
  • Strip down, clean, assemble and test injection mould tools, ensuring correct electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic functionality before return to production
  • Work closely with Production, Engineering, Technical and Quality teams to troubleshoot and resolve moulding and tooling issues
  • Record all tooling activity accurately using ERP and quality management systems, ensuring compliance with ISO standards.

This is what you’ll need:

  • Previous experience as a Tool Maker, Mould Toolmaker, Toolroom Engineer or similar role
  • Strong understanding of plastic injection mould tools, maintenance and repair processes
  • Experience operating CNC and manual toolroom machinery
  • Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills within a manufacturing or production environment

And this is what you’ll get:

  • Competitive salary
  • Early finish on Friday’s
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Company bonus

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Posted: June 14th, 2026