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£40,000 - £43,965 Per Annum
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Derbyshire, Derbyshire
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Posted 17 days ago
Elite Consultancy Network
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Bucharest, -
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Posted 21 days ago
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Birmingham, West Midlands
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Elite Consultancy Network
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Warszawa, Mazowieckie
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Posted 24 days ago
Technical Network
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Chester, Cheshire
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Posted 16 days ago
Technical Network
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Coventry, West Midlands
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Posted 16 days ago
Technical Network
£50,000 - £60,000 Per Annum
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Birmingham, West Midlands
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Posted 4 days ago
HSE Recruitment Network
£35,000 - £42,000 Per Annum
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Glasgow, Dunbartonshire
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Posted 11 days ago
Elite Consultancy Network
£39,039 - £60,000 Per Annum
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York, York
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Posted 4 days ago
Elite Consultancy Network
£39,000 - £50,000 Per Annum
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Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Posted around 1 month ago
Frequently Asked Questions:
How many Hand Tool Maker jobs are available on Pertemps?
There are 49 Hand Tool Maker jobs available on Pertemps right now.
What does a Hand Tool Maker do?
Smiths work by heating pieces of wrought iron or steel until the metal becomes soft enough for shaping with hand tools, such as a hammer, an anvil and a chisel. They predominantly create artisanal metal products, including ornamental work.
Tasks required include:
- Examines drawings and specifications to determine operational requirements.
- Marks out metal plate with guidelines and reference points and cuts metal plate using hand or machine tools.
- Uses machine tools to bend, curve, punch, drill and straighten metal plate as required.
- Uses hydraulic jacks to position and align metal platework or frame for welding and bolting and rivets together metal plate and girders.
- Creates mould units out of sand, loam or plaster by hand or machine and fits cores into mould to form hollow parts in casting.
- Seals seams with caulking compound, smooths welds, fixes metal doors, metal collars, portholes, tank and hatch covers and performs other metal plate finishing tasks using a variety of hand and power tools.
- Heats metal for forging and positions heated metal on anvil or other work surface.
- Operates press or hammer and repositions workpiece between strokes.
- Uses forging tools to shape and cut metal and bends or shapes metal by hand forging methods using hammers, punches, drifts and other hand tools.
- Tempers and hardens forged pieces, as required, by quenching in oil or water.
- Fits and secures horses shoes.
- Scoops molten metal from furnace into die or die casting machine.
What are the entry requirements for a Hand Tool Maker?
Entrants typically possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is usually via apprenticeship including practical experience and technical training. NVQs at Levels 2 and 3 are available.
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