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Tooling Engineer Location: Sittingbourne Hours: Rotating shifts, Monday to Friday We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Tooling Engineer to join a busy manufacturing environment. You'll be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and manufacture of tooling and injection moulds, ensuring equipment operates efficiently and reliably. Key Responsibilities: Perform routine and reactive maintenance on tooling and injection moulds. Diagnose tooling faults and carry out appropriate repairs. Manufacture and maintain tools, jigs, fixtures, and components using machining techniques such as turning, milling, surface grinding, and spark erosion. Read and interpret engineering drawings to ensure tools are fit for purpose. Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repair activities. Ensure all work is carried out safely, using appropriate PPE, and maintain high standards of housekeeping. Communicate effectively with management regarding any tooling issues or maintenance requirements. Skills & Experience: Qualified toolmaker/engineer/technician or completed apprenticeship. Strong background in machining: turning, milling, grinding, spark erosion. Technical knowledge of injection moulding processes. Ability to diagnose and resolve tooling-related production issues. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. IT literate. Desirable: hydraulics/pneumatics knowledge, hot runner systems, overhead crane, or forklift/pedestrian stacker experience. New Appointments Group, Expertly Matching Employers and Jobseekers since 1975. Before submitting your CV, please take a moment to check the layout, spelling, and grammar. If your CV includes graphics or design features, we'd also appreciate a simplified version in Word format. If this role isn't for you, please check out our website for other roles that may be suitable, or send us your CV, we would still like to hear from you! You can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in line with the Equality Act 2010. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. New Appointments Group acts as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary roles.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a role that combines hands-on expertise, leadership opportunities, and the chance to work with cutting-edge technology? This company is a renowned leader in the automotive lighting industry, producing innovative solutions for some of the world's most iconic luxury and supercar brands. As part of their mission to achieve world-class manufacturing standards, they are seeking a dedicated and skilled Moulding Technician to join their team. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact and grow professionally, this is your chance! What You Will Do: - Provide hands-on moulding technical support to production, including tool changes and machine setting. - Organise the shift production team to achieve daily output requirements while maintaining high standards. - Train operators using standard operation instructions and procedures to ensure consistent performance. - Maintain quality and safety standards, taking swift corrective actions in the event of non-conformances. - Continuously identify and eliminate waste within the manufacturing process, such as scrap and rework. - Ensure effective communication between shifts through detailed handovers and performance reporting. What You Will Bring: - A minimum of 3 years of experience in injection moulding setting, with a strong aptitude for troubleshooting. - Basic computer literacy to manage production data and performance reporting effectively. - Excellent communication and presentation skills to train and lead a production team. - Demonstrable experience in supervising production operators and achieving team goals. - A proactive approach to maintaining housekeeping standards and contributing to continuous improvement. This role is instrumental in supporting the company's vision of delivering high-quality, innovative products to its clients. By joining this team, you'll play a crucial part in driving efficiency, quality, and excellence in the production process, ensuring the company remains a trusted partner to some of the most prestigious names in the automotive industry. Location: The role is based in Buckingham, offering a well-connected location with a vibrant and professional working environment. Interested?: If you're excited about the opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and take on the challenge of being a Moulding Technician, don't wait! Apply today and take the first step towards a rewarding and dynamic career. Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency. In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Due to continued growth, a successful manufacturer of plastic parts and products is actively seeking an experienced plastic injection moulding Setter to join their team. With over 50 years tenure and a global presence, this site has circa 50 moulding machines, offering a world class manufacturing service. The primary objective of this role will be to carry out competent and efficient mould changes and to maximize OEE by improving uptime, quality and cycle efficiencies. Up to 35,000, Monday - Friday As an Injection Moulding Setter, your duties will include: Daily running of moulding machines, tool changing and setting, ensuring all jobs are completed on time and to spec. Utilising the monitoring system. Optimising processes, focusing on improving cycle times and reducing scrap. Trouble shooting moulding and process issues. To be successful in the role of Injection Moulding Setter, the ideal candidate will: Be an experienced plastic injection moulding Setter or Technician. Have the ability to diagnose and correct process issues promptly. Possess good knowledge of moulding machines and materials. Interested? Click the link to apply and find out more! ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

A leading precision plastic manufacturing company, providing complete end-to-end solutions across multiple industries, is seeking an Injection Moulding Setter / Technician to join their team. Working within a busy mouldshop processing various materials, your role will be to ensure the smooth and efficient running of production, maintaining quality standards, addressing production issues promptly, and keeping operations on track. 35,000- 40,000 Working Monday - Friday As an Injection Moulding Setter / Technician, your duties will include: Supervising the end-to-end manufacturing processes. Setting up tools, producing a repeatable process and manufacturing quality products. Providing technical support to operators. To be successful in the role of Injection Moulding Setter / Technician, the ideal candidate will: Have experience as a Plastic Injection Moulding Setter, Toolsetter or Technician, with good knowledge of moulding machines, tooling and materials. Be able to carry out tool changes, set up machines, and trouble shoot production issues. With more than 30 years of success, the company has built strong, long-standing customer relationships that provide stability and long-term opportunities. To learn more and submit your application, please click the link. ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

Established over 25 years ago, this business, specialising in the manufacture of parts, components, and products for a wide range of industries, is actively seeking an Injection Moulding Technician to join their team. Working in a modern facility that has benefited from significant recent investment, your role will involve ensuring the smooth and efficient running of production whilst maintaining high levels of quality. 35,000 - 40,000 Monday - Thursday As Injection Moulding Technician, your duties will include: Performing mould set-ups and changes efficiently, in line with the production schedule Trouble-shooting process issues and moulding defects Supporting maintenance with technical issues Carrying out basic maintenance tasks Supporting tool trialling activities To be successful in the role of Injection Moulding Technician, the ideal candidate will: Have previous experience as a Toolsetter, Setter, or Technician within a plastic injection moulding environment Be able to set and optimise machines Have strong trouble shooting skills, capable of resolving moulding issues promptly Click the link to find out more and apply! ASC Connections Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. We are committed to equal opportunity and diversity.