Toolmaker / Jig Technician

Location Broughton
Job Type Permanent
Salary £33943 - £44125 per annum
Reference TM280223_1677580250

Toolmaker/Jig Technician


Guidant Global has an excellent opportunity for a Toolmaker Jig Technician in Broughton, near Chester. We are helping a manufacturing business find a Toolmaker/Jig Technician, and the role comes with an hourly rate of £18.02 (PAYE) plus additional shift allowances.

As a flexible Toolmaker/Jig Technician, you will support production areas within the company's wing box assembly plant.


Within this role you can expect to:

  • Reactively maintain tooling to keep production enabled
  • Proactively maintain critical path tooling and specific features of the jigs to enable production to deliver the build cycle using predefined schedules
  • Work with the Metrology team utilsing Laser Trackers and CMM instruments to check and certify varying types of tooling across the Broughton Plant.
  • Support measurements for AC concession data and acceptance check.

To be enabled for this role, you will need to have completed a toolmaking, fitter machinist or machining apprenticeship qualified to NVQ Level 3 or above.

You will also require the following:

  • Minimum 3 years post apprenticeship experience
  • Familiarity with tool room machines such as lathes, millers, various grinding machines and jig borers
  • Familiarity with Laser Tracker and CMM instruments would be beneficial.
  • The collaborative and inclusive skills to work within a team and follow any appropriate documentation accordingly

Hours of work:

  • Monday to Thursday 20:45-06:00
  • 35 hours per week

Guidant Global (Airbus) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.