Tooling Engineers - Why You Should Apply
Shape the Future Join a 100% employee-owned business where your voice is valued. After your first year, become an owner with a direct say in company decisions and a share of profits when the business thrives.
Lead Projects from Start to Finish Take full ownership of injection moulding tooling projects, from the initial quote to series production. Rather than being limited to one aspect, you'll drive the full journey and see your impact in the final product.
Enjoy Real Variety Work with leading brands across automotive, white goods, cosmetics, and consumer products at three UK sites. Every project offers new challenges, from simple tools to multi-million-pound programmes.
Grow with Genuine Support: Benefit from a strong culture and leadership programme, matched pension, and relocation assistance. Here, your development is truly invested in, and moving is made easy.
Your salary, benefits & hours of work
- Up to £45,000.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (33 in total), matched pension up to 5% and a Medicash wellbeing platform (dental and optical cashback). Occupational health support and life cover at twice your salary.
- Relocation support available.
What you'll do as the Tooling Project Engineer (Injection Moulding)
You'll project manage injection moulding tooling from quote through to series production, working across three sites and with overseas suppliers.
- Manage tooling projects through quotation, sourcing, design, development and launch into production.
- Carry out DFM and Moldflow studies to make sure parts are feasible and optimised.
- Liaise with customers on all project matters, providing weekly updates and keeping milestones on track.
- Work closely with quality, manufacturing and supply chain teams to deliver smooth product launches.
- Manage engineering changes and keep timing plans, trackers and status reports up to date.
What you'll need to apply for the Tooling Project Engineer (Injection Moulding) position
- Solid knowledge of injection moulding and mould tooling, gained hands-on.
- Proven project management experience, including customer-facing activities, comfortable managing projects holistically rather than being hands-on in the tool room.
- Willingness to travel in the UK and overseas (around two trips per year).
How to apply
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- You decide We always check with you before your CV goes to the hiring company.
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