Toolmaker
Location: Worcester
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 Depending on experience
Shift: Days Role

5S Recruitment Limited are working with a highly respected and long-established precision manufacturing business in the Worcester area who are looking to recruit an experienced Toolmaker to join their established Toolroom team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a company known for producing high-quality precision tooling and components for demanding industries, with continued investment in equipment, people and manufacturing capability. The business has built an excellent reputation for engineering quality, technical expertise and long-term staff retention. They offer a modern, well-equipped toolroom environment alongside a stable and supportive culture where skilled engineers are genuinely valued.

The Toolmaker Opportunity

This position would suit a fully skilled, time-served Toolmaker who enjoys precision engineering, takes pride in high-quality workmanship and is comfortable working independently within a busy manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be involved in the manufacture, fitting, assembly and maintenance of high-precision injection mould tooling using a range of manual toolroom machinery and hand-finishing techniques.

What’s on Offer

• £40,000 – £50,000 salary depending on experience
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Health & wellbeing support programme
• Free on-site parking
• Modern and well-equipped toolroom
• Clean and organised working environment
• Supportive management team
• Opportunity to work on high-quality precision tooling projects

The Role

• Safely operate manual milling machines, grinders and lathes
• Build, fit, assemble and polish tooling and dies
• Work from detailed engineering drawings
• Use measuring equipment and CMM machinery to ensure tooling accuracy
• Carry out bench fitting and hand-finishing work
• Support tooling modifications, repairs and continuous improvement activities
• Work closely with Toolroom and Manufacturing teams
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and 5S standards
• Follow all health, safety and environmental procedures

Requirements

• Fully skilled, time-served Toolmaker
• Strong manual machining experience including milling, grinding and turning
• Experience working to extremely tight tolerances
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Confident using measuring equipment and inspection tools
• Experience using CMM equipment would be advantageous
• Self-motivated with the ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent attention to detail and quality standards
• Positive and professional approach to work

This is a genuine opportunity to join a highly regarded engineering business that values traditional toolmaking skills alongside modern manufacturing standards. Businesses like this do not tend to hire often, they look for the right people and invest in keeping them.

About 5S Recruitment Limited

5S Recruitment Limited specialise in engineering and manufacturing recruitment across the UK, with particular expertise within plastics, precision engineering and injection moulding environments. With 16 years of industry recruitment experience, 5S Recruitment focus on quality, retention and long-term partnerships rather than volume recruitment.