Aliaxis We make life flow
What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.
The Opportunity/Role
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Tooling Engineer to ensure that all Extrusion Tooling is maintained to highest standard and prepared, providing optimum extrusion performance. Responsibilities will include:
1. To ensure that all extrusion tooling is maintained to the highest standard and prepared, providing optimum extrusion performance.
2. Responsible for the repair, maintenance and improvement to all tooling dies,
3. The purpose of this role also includes consistently reviewing our internal processes to support continuous improvement.
4. jigs, fixtures and fittings for tools in line with production and customer requirements to support business objectives.
5. Provide a “hands on” leadership resource to support the management of the tool stores and support with training and mentoring others as and when required.
Shift and Pay
Monday-Thursday 8am - 4:30pm and Friday 8am - 3:30pm
£43,000 per annum
Attendance bonus:£300 per quarter (subject to 100% attendance)
Requirements:
6. Strong Health & Safety awareness, role-modelling good behavior.
7. Prior experience in a tooling/toolmaking role, using machine tools/tool room machines.
8. Minimum level 3 engineering (or equivalent) with at least 3 years’ experience working in an engineering environment.
9. Ability to read and understand 2D tooling drawings.
10. Hands on experience in using machine tools (Turning, milling, drilling, etc.)
11. High attention to detail.
12. Evidenced experience of achieving production targets and assisting in the implementation of improvement plans.
13. Ability to work effectively and build relationships in a team environment.
14. Work mostly independently with minimal supervision, work and liaise with a range of internal departments and external suppliers, service providers and customers utilizing effective communication across all functions.
Benefits:
☀ Holiday purchase scheme
Life Assurance 6x annual salary
Critical illness cover
Enhanced parental leave
Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants
Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to My Strength
Pension contribution up to 10%
Dental and healthcare cash plan
Cycle to work scheme
Plus many more
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Aliaxis UK, everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’, we want you to help us develop it and celebrate the unique talents of every single one of our colleagues. We’re committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the same opportunities. We strive to make sure everyone feels like part of our business, where colleagues care about each other and feel empowered. We recognise that for Aliaxis UK to thrive, our colleagues need to thrive too.
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