Role: Toolmaker Team Leader
Location: Cheltenham
£40,000 - £45,000
Day Shift 7.45am – 4.45pm (12.30pm finish on Friday)
Benefits:
flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking.
Overview:
This market leading engineering company are recruiting for a Toolmaker Team Leader to join their site in Cheltenham. The company manufacture and supply a range of specialist products to various industries across the globe.
In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for producing and maintaining tooling and ancillary equipment used in the manufacture, assembly, and testing of our product range.
Responsibilities:
- Supervision of Toolroom staff and control of areas of responsibility.
- Maintain good Housekeeping and high 5S standards in all areas of the Toolroom.
- Ensure H&S regulations & procedures are adhered to at all time.
- Fully support the Production Engineering Dept. with the delivery of the departmental strategy and associated Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
- Manage all aspects of Tool Orders (Breakdowns, Planned Maintenance and general) and drive to complete punctually with prompt closure of jobs.
- Sub-Contractor Management.
- Identify, drive and support Continuous Improvement and Reliability initiatives.
- Manage the Backlog with proactive planning.
- Actively support Projects.
- Awareness of costs and expenditure to support budget control.
Requirements:
- Tool and Fixture manufacture experience
- Experience in a production environment and familiarity with CNC and conventional manufacturing methods.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing engineering principles.
- Ability or experience of leading a team
- Demonstrable problem-solving ability
- Experience of working with a Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system
For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – 01453 829767 or email your cv [email protected]
Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.
We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.
Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

