Model Shop Technologist

Job Description

About Us

Domino Printing Sciences provides industrial printing expertise and reliable solutions to help the world’s manufacturers be sustainable and cut waste, while attracting, informing, and protecting consumers. Global manufacturers across the food and beverage, life sciences, personal care, agrochemical, and industrial sectors trust Domino to support them with innovative coding, marking, and digital printing solutions. Our products help ensure the success of manufacturers’ products by allowing them to create differentiated packaging, protect against counterfeiting, and ensure governmental and regulatory compliance. From best before dates on eggs, to serialised identifying codes on medicines, to batch codes on electronic components, to competition codes in confectionery, Domino helps to enable product safety, improved supply chain management and brand protection.

About the role

Our Development projects are run as cross functional teams to deliver world class products for coding and marking. The products embody mechanical housings and precision mechanisms, micro fluid handling systems, electronics and software in one elegant package, manufactured in low to medium volume and sold worldwide. As the Model Shop Technologist you will play a key role within the cross functional teams, supporting the development of new products from concept through to delivery.

• Responsible for the safe operation of machine tools located in the model shop.
• Work to sketches and full engineering drawings as supplied by other departmental staff.
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and tidiness within the department.
• Provide Engineers with manufacturing data as to influence the design criteria i.e. DFM, DFA.
• Give input to design and attend project meetings when called upon.
• Work to Domino and Model Shop internal procedures.
• Design and manufacture of jig & fixtures, instillation designs to budget, in line with process requirements and procedures.
• Work within the Health and Safety guidelines of the company.
• Put forward ideas for improvements and opportunities.
• Undertake other duties where necessary as identified by the Department manager.

This role will predominantly be office based in Bar Hill, Cambridge.

About you

• Essential In depth knowledge and use of workshop practices (e.g. Turning, Milling , Grinding etc…)
• Can apply and understands the use if dimensional tolerances, limits and fits and geometric tolerances.
• Be able to communicate to other team members and departmental staff.
• Be computer literate & knowledge and the use of Microsoft Office programs.
• To have experience in CNC/ CAM, 21/2D and 3D programming.
• Working knowledge of SOLIDWORKS
• Previous experience of working in a tool room, manufacturing or research and development workshop and an understanding of the issues to be faced in such a workshop
• Knowledge of laser cutting, 3D modelling and rapid prototyping equipment
• Sheet metal and fabrication skills
• Desirable Mold tool design and manufacture.
• Business Knowledge
• Influencing

What you can expect

As a talented individual working at Domino you can expect a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including 25 days basic holiday (with the opportunity to buy and sell), a discretionary bonus, life insurance, medical insurance and access to the Green Car Scheme to name a few! We are a highly successful company, we’re large enough to offer career development opportunities yet small enough for your contribution to be readily recognised and rewarded. Our culture is built on our core values, Collaboration, Listening, Expertise, Ambition and Responsibility. We think Domino is a great place to work and if you join us, you’ll find yourself part of organisation which really cares about their people, as well as offering challenging and rewarding careers.

Positions may be at an advanced stage of the recruitment process and can close at any time.