Location: Bangor, Wales 

Duration: Permanent

Start Date: Asap

Salary: Competitive Salary

Brief Description / Purpose of the function:

As a CNC Shop Team Leader, you will oversee the daily operations of the CNC shop floor, ensuring that Production targets are met efficiently and safely. You will lead a team of CNC operators’ setters and programmers, providing guidance, support, and training as necessary. The role requires strong technical knowledge of CNC machining processes and excellent leadership and communication skills.

The main areas of responsibility are as follows but are not limited to:

• Supervise and coordinate the activities of the CNC shop floor team, including CNC operators, setters, programmers and support staff.
• Assist the planning team in prioritising production schedules to meet customer demands and deadlines.
• Monitor machine performance and efficiency, troubleshooting any issues and ensuring optimal productivity.
• Train new team members on CNC machining techniques, safety procedures, and quality standards.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions and provide feedback to team members to encourage growth and development.
• Maintain inventory levels of raw materials, tooling, and supplies and coordinate with the purchasing department for replenishment.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company policies on the shop floor.
• Collaborate with engineering and design teams to optimize CNC programs and improve machining processes.
• Collaborate with the Production Manager and Quality Team on Implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and increase overall productivity.
• Act as a liaison between management and shop floor employees, addressing any concerns or issues raised by the team.
• Operation and setting of machinery, CNC manual machines and milling/lathe to facilitate the manufacture of components as required.
• Complete relevant ‘start-up’ & ‘close-down’ processes as identified within the department.
• Ensure consistent quality of parts produced.
• Be proactive in ensuring work has all the necessary tooling to avoid downtime.
• Ensure all work and raw materials in your area are correctly identified with the relevant paperwork.
• Carry out machine or process changeovers where requested.
• Assist with production machining when not involved with setting or supervisory duties.
• Assist with stocking and selection of tooling/cutters.
• Communicate efficiently with other team members and work as part of a team.
• Communicate any issues, breakdowns to the Manufacturing Manager, Maintenance and/or other supervision, in person, via email or communication book.
• Maintain and enforce good housekeeping, a healthy and safe work environment and the safe use of equipment and machinery.
• Ensure any health and safety concerns and/or issues are communicated/passes to the Health & Safety Manager.

Qualification / Cards:

• HNC in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience
• Previous experience in a leadership or supervisory role within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in CNC machining operations, with a strong understanding of CNC programming, setup, and operation

Knowledge & Skills:

• Extremely organised, ability to prioritise workload
• Superior problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to set CNC machining and turning centres to produce components from engineering drawings
• An excellent understanding of CNC machining materials, mechanics, and production processes. Personal Qualities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively motivate and coach team members.
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Flexibility, especially at busy times when extra hours may be required
• Self-directed with a high degree of self-motivation
• Close attention to detail

Additional Information:

Night shift: 39 per week, Monday to Thursday 07.30 to 16.30, Friday 07.30 to 12.30

The company reserves the right to alter start and finish times according to the needs of the business.

Contact:

For more information or to apply for this position, please call Kieran Chambers at Office Tel 01256 817878 Mobile 07497 480111 / kchambers@roberthurstltd.co.uk or complete the form below.