Trainee Toolmaker

Trainee Toolmaker / Skilled Machinist (Manual or CNC Background)
📍 Pickering
💷 £17.24 per hour (£34,336) + Overtime
🕒 Rotating Days & Nights (12-hour shifts)

Are you a machinist looking to step into a toolroom environment and build real problem-solving skills?

We’re open to people from both manual machining and CNC backgrounds — as long as you understand machining fundamentals and want to develop into toolmaking.

The role:

• 80% tool repair – diagnosing faults and fixing tooling fast
• 20% TPM / preventative maintenance
• Working with manual machines (mills, lathes, grinders)
• Basic TIG welding for repairs (training available)
• Tight turnaround work – often within 24 hours

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in machining (manual or CNC with strong manual fundamentals)
• Understanding of how components are made and repaired
• Ability to think through problems and find solutions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication across shift handovers

Nice to have:

• Manual machining experience (mills, lathes, grinders)
• Toolroom or repair background
• Basic welding experience
• Crane / FLT licences

The team:

• Established toolroom – most team members have 10+ years’ service
• Supportive but high-performing environment

Shift pattern:

• Week 1: 3 days
• Week 2: 3 nights
• Week 3: 2 days + 2 nights
  (All 8–8 shifts)

If you understand machining and want to move into toolmaking — this is your opportunity.