Sigma Recruitment Ltd
Toolmaker
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Why You Should Apply
Enjoy your evenings and weekends:
If you're a toolmaker near Brecon, Merthyr, Tredegar, or Ebbw Vale and want to avoid shifts and constant overtime, this days-only job lets you have more time for yourself.
Join a team where people stick around:
The workshop has about 20 people who work closely together. Most stay for years. Even the current managing director started here as a graduate design engineer and moved up.
Work with modern equipment:
The company invests in the latest technology, including a £250,000 waterjet cutter, a new £125,000 press brake, and an innovation centre currently under construction.
Job Security:
Stable business with a proven 60+ year track record. Turnover is between £3 and £4 million, with a clear plan to reach £5 million in the next three years.
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Salary, benefits and hours of work:
- You'll earn £32,000 to £35,000, plus a profit-sharing scheme, medical insurance, a pension, 25 days of holiday, and all bank holidays.
- Your hours will be Monday to Thursday, 8:00 to 16:30, and Friday, 8:00 to 15:30.
What you'll do as the Toolmaker
This is a practical machining job in a small, flexible workshop. About 80% of your time will be spent making precision-turned and milled parts in the machine shop, and the remaining 20% will be spent helping the assembly team assemble machines before they go out.
- You'll turn parts such as shafts, pins, and bosses on the lathe, and mill parts and features on the milling machine, including keyways and circlip grooves.
- You'll use a Harrison lathe, an XYZ milling machine, and a Haas CNC turning centre, moving easily between manual and CNC work.
- You'll handle CAM programming, using Fusion 360. The work isn't too complex, but you should understand the basics.
- You'll fit turned parts into the machines, add wheels and mechanical assemblies, helping the assembly team get machines ready for customers.
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What you'll need to apply for the Toolmaker
- You should have solid experience in machining/toolmaking and be able to produce parts such as shafts, pins, bosses, keyways and circlip grooves.
- You need to be confident using both manual lathes and milling machines, as well as CNC turning centres.
- You should have a working understanding of CAM programming. Fusion 360 is preferred, but experience with other packages is also acceptable.
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