Role: CNC Machine shop Team Leader
Location: Bath
Shift: 3 shift Rotation
Working hours :37 hours per week 3 Shift Rotating
Nights: Sun 10.30pm to 6am (Mon to Thurs 10pm to 6am), 30-minute unpaid break
Lates: Mon to Thurs 2pm – 10pm (1.30pm to 9pm Friday). 30-minute unpaid break
Earlies: Mon to Fri 6am to 2pm (1.30pm Friday, 30-minute unpaid break
Salary: £57,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) per annum dependent on experience
A great opportunity for a skilled CNC Machine Shop Team Leader to take a step up or for an experienced Machine shop leader to take on a new challenge. The successful candidate will ensure the shift operates at an optimum level of safety, efficiency, and effectiveness to meet customer and company expectations for product quality.
Key Responsibilities – CNC Shift Lead
- This role is a pivotal role in developing a team culture that promotes continual improvement across Safety, People, Products, Processes, Procedures, and overall performance.
- Oversee daily machine operations, troubleshoot issues, and organise rework to maintain flow through the machine shop.
- Ensure accurate and timely job bookings.
- Support Team Leaders with machine allocation and job prioritisation.
- Raise purchase requisitions for approved suppliers (tools, oils, Mazak, Sunnen, batteries, etc.).
- Control and report on Kanban levels.
- Hold weekly meetings with the Manufacturing Manager to review issues and propose solutions
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) sessions with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and operators following scrap or collision events.
- Ensure the team actively participates in CI activities to remove waste and improve efficiency
- Support auditing activities to ensure compliance with required standards.
Qualifications & Requirements – CNC Shift Lead
- Relevant experience in a CNC machine shop environment.
- Demonstrable ability to set and run most machine tools within the defined processes for the product portfolio.
- Ability to lead through organising, coaching, mentoring, developing, and motivating team members.
- Attributes: open-minded, change-oriented, target-driven, methodical, supportive, forward-thinking, with a positive, proactive, and approachable leadership style.
- Strong communication skills at all levels of the business.
- Computer literate
If you think this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno 01453 852 542 and forward your CV to [email protected]
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