Toolmaker (Castle Bromwich, GB)

REQ ID: 129019

JOB TITLE: ToolmakerSALARY: £44,925POSTING START DATE: 09/01/2026POSTING END DATE: 23/01/2026LOCATION: Castle Bromwich

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 Tool Maker for JLR, you will be working in the West Midlands Press Shop Tool room Team at our Castle Bromwich plant, on newly introduced tooling for new JLR models being commissioned into production.

Please be aware that this role involves a rotating shift pattern including nights.

WHAT TO EXPECT

You will be optimising current tooling activities including Corrective, Preventative maintenance, Engineering Changes, and Quality Improvements. Also ‘Try out’ activities in the press lines, and supporting production teams across the shop, including the Blanking line.

In addition, you will be:

• Carrying out scheduled Preventative Maintenance activities• Supporting and driving performance on all press and blanking lines – die related.• Engineering change activities and die modifications• Problem solving and route cause analysis for reliability and quality requirements.• Machining background would be advantageous • Die movements using overhead cranes with die weights of up to 55T• Strong Engineering / Tool making background

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Recognised Apprenticeship, NVQ level 3/ C & G or similar qualification • Experience of working in a Press Tool manufacturing / maintenance environment• Ideally, skin surface Panel Tooling Experience in a car manufacturing industry• Understanding of complex Tooling and Aluminium pressings• Flexibility to work shifts including nights

THE 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 from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.