Toolmaker

Beschreibung:

REQ ID: 132171
JOB TITLE: Toolmaker
SALARY: 46272
POSTING START DATE: 01/07/2026
POSTING END DATE: 14/07/2026
LOCATION: Solihull

SHIFT PATTERN: Rotational - 3 Shifts (Morning, Afternoon, Nights) Shift Allowance Applies

As a qualified skilled professional at JLR, you'll bring to life era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. You'll collaborate with other expert technicians and leaders in skilled roles, who lend their insight to help realise our vision of modern luxury. Your dedication to excellence will ensure our production lines run smoothly and meet the highest quality standards. Craft an exceptional career with us.

As a Toolmaker at JLR, you'll support the maintenance, optimisation and introduction of press tooling used in vehicle production at our West Midland Plants. You'll be working on tooling improvements, repairs and new model programmes and you'll play an important role in delivering quality and performance while continuously growing your skills in a highly skilled environment.

This is an opportunity to work for iconic globally renowned brand with state of the art, luxury automotive products. You can also experience personal and professional development opportunities.

WHAT TO EXPECT

You'll work closely with production, quality and engineering teams to keep tooling performing at its best. This is a hands-on role where your expertise will help support continuous improvement across the press shop.

* Carrying out preventative maintenance activities on press tooling to support quality and production performance

* Supporting die repair, reconditioning and tooling improvement activities across press and blanking lines

* Completing engineering changes and tooling modifications to improve reliability and efficiency

* Investigating tooling issues through problem-solving and root cause analysis

* Collaborating with cross-functional teams and safely undertaking die movement activities using overhead cranes

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Along with a growth mindset and a passion for achieving the exceptional, you'll bring:

* An engineering apprenticeship at NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with relevant toolmaking experience

* Experience working within a press tool manufacturing or maintenance environment

* Experience of automotive press tooling, skin panel tooling or aluminium pressings, which would be advantageous

* The ability to demonstrate a strong engineering and toolmaking background

* The ability to communicate effectively and contributing positively within a team environment

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship

BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you'll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits:

* Discounted car purchase scheme (open to family members, too)

* A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available.

* A competitive pension

* A JLR company performance-related bonus

* An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning.

* Access to open, employee-led support and social networks

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application, as this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

WHAT WE OFFER

We look after our employees by offering a host of benefits and investing in their talent through award-winning training

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