Toolroom Machinist Toolmaker

• Proficient in using various metric and imperial, manual and CNC workshop equipment including machining centres, lathes, milling machines, universal grinders, internal and external grinders, surface grinders, pillar drilling, and power saws.
• Skilled in using various metric and imperial measuring equipment including vernier type gauges, clock gauges, micrometers, etc.
• Manufacture, maintain, and repair production tooling including bolster sets, jigs, and fixtures to the required standard.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all types of engineering materials.
• Competent in reading, understanding, and following working drawings accurately.
• Work safely and responsibly at all times in accordance with health & safety regulations.
• Maintain a clean, organised working environment conforming to relevant Health & Safety and environmental standards.
• Work autonomously on a daily basis maintaining a sufficient workload.
• Undertake self-inspection of work.
• Perform basic, routine maintenance of equipment in accordance with manufacturer and HSE guidance.
• Responsible for identifying, ordering, and organising consumables, spares, tooling, and materials, ensuring adequate stockholding.
• Liaise with suppliers and contractors as required.
• Proficient in operating gas and electric welding/brazing equipment.
• Maintain detailed logs and records of all toolroom activities.
• Help, advise, and mentor apprentices/understudies whenever possible.
• Proactive in identifying and anticipating production problems.
• Carry out improvement projects when identified.
• Adhere to company regulations, rules, and procedures.
• Perform other reasonable facilities/maintenance duties on site and provide specialist skills as required within any production cell.
• Support the Maintenance Manager with delegated duties.
• Available for overtime and flexible hours when reasonably requested

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience in a precision engineering or toolmaking environment.
• Experience in tooling maintenance and repair, including bolster sets, jigs, and fixtures.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and the ability to interpret and work from them accurately.
• Apprenticeship-trained in Toolmaking, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering or Toolmaking.
• Health & Safety training, including manual handling and machine safety awareness.

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.