Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer Location: Stone, Staffordshire Salary: Up to £50,000 Permanent | Full-time The Opportunity If you're an experienced Tooling Engineer, Toolmaker or hands-on engineer who enjoys solving practical problems rather than sitting behind a desk, this is an opportunity to take real ownership of tooling within an established UK manufacturing business.

Our client specialises in advanced polymer manufacturing, producing technically challenging components for customers across automotive, healthcare, industrial equipment and other specialist sectors. The business works with processes including rotational moulding and polyurethane reaction injection moulding (RIM), taking products from prototype and development through to manufacture and assembly. It is a privately owned, long-established company with an experienced leadership team and a loyal workforce.

Continued investment in manufacturing capability, technology and people means they are now looking for an experienced Tooling Engineer to join their operation in Stone. What You'll Be Doing This is a practical, workshop-based engineering role where you'll take responsibility for keeping production tooling safe, reliable and ready to manufacture quality components. You'll have the autonomy to assess problems, decide on the most appropriate repair or modification and carry out the work yourself. Your responsibilities will include: Inspecting, maintaining, repairing and refurbishing rotational mould tools and PU RIM tooling Diagnosing tooling problems including wear, distortion, damage, leaks, alignment issues and surface defects Carrying out welding and fabrication repairs, including aluminium welding Modifying, repairing and improving tools, fixtures and associated components Using manual workshop machinery including lathes, mills, pillar drills and grinders Carrying out fitting, bench work and practical tooling modifications Completing preventative maintenance to improve reliability, extend tool life and minimise production downtime Supporting tooling trials, production start-ups and practical problem-solving on the shop floor Working from engineering drawings to repair and modify tooling accurately Ensuring tooling consistently supports product quality and safe, efficient production Maintaining clear records of tooling condition, maintenance and repairs Maintaining high workshop housekeeping and health & safety standards What We're Looking For We're particularly interested in someone who has developed their skills through practical engineering experience and is comfortable taking ownership of a problem from diagnosis through to repair. You should have: Previous experience within tooling, toolmaking, fabrication, maintenance engineering or a toolroom environment Strong hands-on welding (ideally aluminium welding) and fabrication skills Good bench fitting and practical engineering skills Experience using manual machine tools -The ability to read and work accurately from engineering drawings Good fault-finding and practical problem-solving ability The confidence to work independently and organise your own workload A quality-focused approach and pride in producing a high standard of engineering work