Toolmaker / CNC Operator

Precision Grinder / Toolmaker / CNC Operator

Redruth | £30,000 - £35,000 per year | 8 am - 4:30 pm | Monday - Friday | Permanent

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for an experienced Precision Grinder / Toolmaker based in Redruth.

As a Precision Grinder / Toolmaker, you will be responsible for crafting, modifying and maintaining the custom tools, jigs, fixtures and moulds used in production. You will operate advanced manual and CNC grinding machines to shape metal and alloys to extremely strict geometric tolerances, often within a few microns.

• Set up and operate a variety of grinding machines, including surface, cylindrical, universal, and tool and cutter grinders, to shape raw materials.
• Read and interpret complex engineering drawings and 2D/3D CAD models to manufacture parts to precise specifications.
• Utilise precision measurement instruments such as micrometres, vernier callipers, gauges and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) to ensure product conformity.
• Troubleshoot tooling breakdowns, repair dies and fixtures, and determine whether a tool can be fixed on the machine or requires removal to the toolroom.
• Perform routine maintenance on grinding equipment, dress grinding wheels, and maintain a clean and safe workspace.

• Strong ability to work to minute tolerances and meet critical geometrical tolerancing requirements.
• Understanding of various metals, alloys and material properties.
• Ability to use hand tools such as files and hacksaws for bench fitting and fine finishing.
• Ideally completed an apprenticeship in Toolmaking, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 1 year's experience in mechanical engineering.

• Canteen.
• Company pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee discount.
• Free parking.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• On-site parking.
• Sick pay.

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