Toolmaker

Genuit Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Doncaster seeks a Toolmaker to ensure high standards of tooling maintenance and productivity. Responsibilities include managing tool checks, servicing, and addressing press breakdowns. Candidates must have prior experience, especially with conventional machines, and should be apprentice trained. The position offers £19.11 per hour, a rotational shift schedule, and a range of benefits including annual leave and pension contributions of up to 8%.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 8%

Sharesave scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Must be able to use lathes, milling machines, surface and cylindrical grinders.
• Knowledge of strength of materials and metallurgical skills.
• Experience with preventative maintenance on production tooling.

Responsibilities

• Maximise productivity by maintaining and repairing tooling.
• Carry out tool checks and cover press breakdowns.
• Service tools, including strip down and rebuild.

Skills

Understanding of conventional machines

Knowledge of measuring and inspecting parts

Metallurgical skills

Experience in preventative maintenance

Ability to work with injection moulds

Education

Apprentice trained toolmaker

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Surface grinders

Job description

.Toolmaker page is loaded## Toolmakerlocations: Polypipe Doncaster Broomhouse Lanetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: February 28, 2026 (25 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR102048Closing Date for Application:Friday 27/02/2026At **Polypipe Building Products,** our people and values sit at the centre of everything we do. We design and manufacture plumbing, drainage, ventilation and water management solutions used in homes and buildings across the UK.Part of the **Genuit Group,** we combine long-term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, invest in development and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels like they belong.**About the role:**You will be responsible for maximising the productivity of the department by ensuring that all tooling is maintained and repaired to the highest standards, both mechanically and electrically.**Your day to day:*** Carrying out tool checks in accordance with the plan making sure the tool is on the correct inserts, date stamps and to a good production standard such as cavity finish and any other issues from it being stored.* Covering press breakdowns highlighted on Mattec to minimise machine downtime. This could be breakdowns such as stuck, fittings, cavity and core polishing, seized ejection or other parts basically repairing or replacing such as an angle pin or wear plate, getting the tool to a runnable state making quality approved parts.* Insert changes some are done prior to tool going in and some swapped in the press. This can consist of removing cores, shells and inserts to create for example a socket /spigot part.* Tool servicing full strip down and rebuild checking the tool for worn parts. Replacing or repairing what is required and checking the last off sample that may highlight any defects.* Red tag log tools that have any issues to review and repair were possible.* Turning new parts such as an angle pin, core pin milling a locking block or other small tooling parts.* Accessing a tool and the moulded or extruded fitting and deciding on what work is required to improve it if the part is not to the quality standard.* Date and engraving pad changes.* Change damaged or faulty hot runner parts and rebuild* Water test tooling checking hydraulics and repairing cylinder seals if parts are not available arranging for this work to be captured with M&p.* Strip, repair, polish, machine and rebuild extrusion tooling to the required production standard **Skills & Experience we require:*****The essentials:**** Must be able to understand and use conventional machines such as lathes, milling machines, surface grinders, cylindrical grinder band saws and be competent with bench work and the use of hand grinders.* Knowledge and ability to measure and inspect parts and read engineering drawings.* Possess metallurgical skills, knowledge of strength of materials* Experience of preventative maintenance on production tooling* Familiar with close tolerances utilising a micrometre, dial test indicators, Height gauges bore micrometre and gauges* Plan and lay out a variety of complicated machine and bench operations connected with the construction, alteration, fitting, assembly, installation, maintenance and repair of all types of specialised tooling, jigs, fixtures, moulds, parts, gauges and company designated or purchased machines and equipment.* Work from sample pieces, rough sketches, drawings or verbal instructions to plan* Ability to work on in situ injection moulds or extrusion tooling* Apprentice trained toolmaker**What we can offer you:*** £19.11 per hour + shift allowance for hours worked between 10pm - 6am* Monday - Friday 3 shift rotational - Day, Afters & Nights* 25 days of annual leave plus the bank holidays* Matched pension contributions up to 8%* Sharesave scheme* Team days and events* Life assurance Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.At Polypipe we recognise the contribution our people make to our success and are committed to attracting talent from a wide and diverse pool.Our people are the heart and soul of our business, and we know that they are the key to ensuring our long-term sustainability, enabling us to be flexible and responsive to the needs of our customers and the wider construction industry, and we offer rewarding career opportunities to individuals who share our values and are passionate about making a positive impact.And that is why we are passionate about developing a culture of trust and innovation, one that values and celebrates the contributions of each and every team member. It is our people who will ensure that our success is sustainable, supporting each other and being flexible and responsive to the demands of our customers and the marketplace.