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Tooling Engineer

Tooling Engineer

Posted 1 week ago by Owen Daniels on CVLibrary

Job Description: The Tooling Engineer role is a contract position focused on supporting tooling trials and development activities for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in plastics tooling, particularly within the automotive sector. This position requires technical support during tooling modifications and validations, as well as collaboration with suppliers and internal teams. The role emphasizes improving tooling performance and ensuring successful production integration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support during tooling trials, modifications, and validations.
  • Liaise with suppliers, tooling manufacturers, and internal teams to resolve tooling issues.
  • Review and interpret tooling designs, specifications, and trial data.
  • Recommend improvements to tooling performance, cycle times, and component quality.
  • Support tooling introduction and commissioning processes into production.

Skills Required:

  • Strong, hands-on Tooling Engineer experience, ideally within plastic injection moulding.
  • Experience working within an Automotive Tier 1 or manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Proven track record supporting tooling trials and tooling project delivery.
  • Good understanding of tooling tolerances, modifications, and production processes.
  • Able to work independently and liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.

Salary (Rate): £50/hour

City: Pickering

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Engineering

Detailed Description From Employer:

Tooling Engineer Contract (Outside IR35) Pickering

About the Role:

We’re currently seeking an experienced Tooling Engineer to support a series of tooling trials and development activities for an established Tier 1 automotive supplier. This is an excellent contract opportunity for an engineer with hands-on plastics tooling experience, ideally within the automotive sector.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support during tooling trials, modifications, and validations.
  • Liaise with suppliers, tooling manufacturers, and internal teams to resolve tooling issues.
  • Review and interpret tooling designs, specifications, and trial data.
  • Recommend improvements to tooling performance, cycle times, and component quality.
  • Support tooling introduction and commissioning processes into production.

About You:

Strong, hands-on Tooling Engineer experience, ideally within plastic injection moulding. Experience working within an Automotive Tier 1 or manufacturing environment preferred. Proven track record supporting tooling trials and tooling project delivery. Good understanding of tooling tolerances, modifications, and production processes. Able to work independently and liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.

If you are interested in the above then please apply with your most recent CV.

Rate:

£50 Per hour

Location:

Pickering

IR35 Status:

Outside

Remote Status:

Undetermined

Industry:

Engineering

Seniority Level:

Not Specified

Job Description: The Tooling Engineer role is a contract position focused on supporting tooling trials and development activities for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in plastics tooling, particularly within the automotive sector. This position requires technical support during tooling modifications and validations, as well as collaboration with suppliers and internal teams. The role emphasizes improving tooling performance and ensuring successful production integration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support during tooling trials, modifications, and validations.
  • Liaise with suppliers, tooling manufacturers, and internal teams to resolve tooling issues.
  • Review and interpret tooling designs, specifications, and trial data.
  • Recommend improvements to tooling performance, cycle times, and component quality.
  • Support tooling introduction and commissioning processes into production.

Skills Required:

  • Strong, hands-on Tooling Engineer experience, ideally within plastic injection moulding.
  • Experience working within an Automotive Tier 1 or manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Proven track record supporting tooling trials and tooling project delivery.
  • Good understanding of tooling tolerances, modifications, and production processes.
  • Able to work independently and liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.

Salary (Rate): £50/hour

City: Pickering

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Engineering

Detailed Description From Employer:

Tooling Engineer Contract (Outside IR35) Pickering

About the Role:

We’re currently seeking an experienced Tooling Engineer to support a series of tooling trials and development activities for an established Tier 1 automotive supplier. This is an excellent contract opportunity for an engineer with hands-on plastics tooling experience, ideally within the automotive sector.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support during tooling trials, modifications, and validations.
  • Liaise with suppliers, tooling manufacturers, and internal teams to resolve tooling issues.
  • Review and interpret tooling designs, specifications, and trial data.
  • Recommend improvements to tooling performance, cycle times, and component quality.
  • Support tooling introduction and commissioning processes into production.

About You:

Strong, hands-on Tooling Engineer experience, ideally within plastic injection moulding. Experience working within an Automotive Tier 1 or manufacturing environment preferred. Proven track record supporting tooling trials and tooling project delivery. Good understanding of tooling tolerances, modifications, and production processes. Able to work independently and liaise effectively with cross-functional teams.

If you are interested in the above then please apply with your most recent CV.

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