Reporting to

Production Manager / Head of Manufacturing

Purpose of the Role

Supervise the machine shop to assist in the timely delivery of parts to high standards, maintaining a high level of diligence, ensuring safety, quality and customer specifications are met.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise the machine shop (Team of approx.10)
Ensure the team produce specific component parts to high tolerance.
Carry out all responsibilities as instructed by the Production Management team.
Offer insights and feedback into work allocation.
Ensure teams members are clear and concise on the shift objectives.
Daily hand overs with the night shift
Work closely with Fabrication Lead, delegate cut lists, manage saw man’s time in line with production needs.
Ensure production deadlines are met.
Champion and standardise good working practices / initiatives ensuring innovative processes are implemented and maintained
Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement
Produce component parts in tolerance of drawing specifications.
Maintain a high standard of quality control.
Investigate Dept. NCR’s and offer ‘lessons learnt’
Communicate regularly with the Production Management team on specific production requirements.
Ensure the work environment is conducive to product and service quality
Comply with the Management System requirements for Health and Safety ensuring others work to company and policies and procedures.
Report any accidents to line manager.
Comply with Risk Assessments, Method Statements and the Health and Safety Management System.
Ensure compliance with the management systems requirement for the Environment and Quality by working to company policies and procedures.
Liaise and work in partnership with all other functions
Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required

Key Skills

Supervisory experience.
Competent in the technical aspects of CNC Turning / Milling / Manual Machining.
Experience working with both ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
Able to produce components to a high standard whilst working to tight deadlines
Working knowledge and general awareness of health and safety issues
Team-player and ability to work on own initiative
Attention to detail

Desirable Qualifications

Minimum City & Guilds or NVQ in relevant discipline (Desirable)

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