Job Description:

Tooling Engineer

Coventry, CV4

18:00pm – 04:30am Mon - Thurs, 40 hours

Salary: £15.00 per hour + shift allowance   

Permanent

We are looking for a proactive, organised and hands-on Tooling Engineer to join our team, working within our tooling stores and providing essential support to our machine shop and machinists.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring machinists have access to the correct tooling, equipment and consumables required to carry out their work efficiently and safely. You will be responsible for the running of the tooling stores on our nightshift, maintaining stock levels, managing tooling requirements and ensuring the smooth supply of tools to the manufacturing operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an engineering or manufacturing background who enjoys working in a busy machining environment.

Key Responsibilities for the Tooling Engineer role:

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the tooling stores, ensuring the area is organised, clean and maintained.
• Issue tooling, cutting tools, inserts, holders and other consumables to machinists as required.
• Ensure the correct tooling is available to support production requirements.
• Monitor stock levels and replenish tooling and consumables to avoid shortages.
• Receive, check and store incoming tooling deliveries.
• Maintain accurate stock records and carry out regular stock checks.
• Work closely with machinists, production supervisors and engineering teams to understand tooling requirements.
• Ensure tooling is stored, handled and controlled appropriately.
• Support continuous improvement activities within the tooling stores and machine shop.

Skills & experience required for the Tooling Engineer role:

• Experienced in an engineering, manufacturing or machine shop environment.
• Familiar with machining tools, cutting tools, inserts and associated tooling.
• Organised, methodical and able to manage stock and inventory effectively.
• Comfortable communicating with machinists and colleagues at all levels.
• Proactive, reliable and able to work independently.
• Customer-focused, with a strong commitment to supporting production.
• Confident using computer systems for stock control and record keeping.

For more information on the Tooling Engineer role, please apply and we will contact you to discuss further