Tool Designer

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Blackburn, Lancashire
13 months ago
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Join a world-renowned aerospace and defence organisation as a Tool Designer in Samlesbury full time onsite (opportunity for occasional hybrid working)

Would you like to join a global aerospace and defence organisation? Do you want to work as part of an organisation protecting people and maintaining maximum national security?

Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Tool Designer to add to their talented, hardworking team in Samlesbury on an initial 6 months contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same. This role will be offering £38.21 Umbrella per hour inside IR35

The role:

Job role is identify and design tooling solutions to support the manufacture of detail and assembly manufacturing components to an exacting design standard in support of Typhoon Major Units and Final Assembly build lines.

Skills:

HNC or higher level or recognised apprenticeship and experience of working in tool design
Tool design and manufacturing experience in the aerospace (or equivalent standard) industry
Knowledge of detail and assembly manufacturing processes
Manufacturing Engineering and manufacturing experience in the aerospace (or equivalent standard) industry
Computer literate with good knowledge of standard office IT packages
Engineering Toolset knowledge, CATIA V5, PLM (or equivalent Product Data Manager)

Background

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global business that has developed a strategy of working closely with its contingent workforce. Within the role, you can expect to:

Work on complex, cutting-edge projects
Achieve a work/life balance
Develop your skills

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