Workshop Manager

2 weeks ago


Essex, United Kingdom The Talent Partnership Full time

I am currently working with a highly successful, specialist engineering company, based just outside Colchester, who require a Machine Shop Manager with the confidence, ability and initiative to lead a small team of CNC machine operators. The machine shop is modern, clean, well laid out and contains six CNC machines comprising lathes, mills and other specialised machines.

The role:

In this Machine Shop Manager role, you will manage the day-to-day planning and operation of the machine shop, including scheduling, prioritising, and delegating work. The role will include:

  • Supervising and leading a small team of machinists
  • Material cutting
  • Turning, milling and manual machining
  • Preparing and producing quality, precision machined components from engineering drawings within set tolerances
  • Identifying tooling and programming solutions
  • Offline programming
  • CNC programming Siemens, Protrak and other CNC machines for new parts
  • Overseeing development of new parts
  • Managing stocks of cutting tools and other key consumables
  • Carrying out quality checks

The candidate we are looking for:

The successful candidate will have been a hands-on Machine Shop Manager within a precision engineering company or be looking for the first step into management. Specifically:

  • Leadership qualities, including the ability to motivate and develop team members
  • Able to program, set and operator CNC machinery
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, schematics and manuals
  • Able to produce precision parts in volume across various metals and from raw castings
  • Have a basic level understanding of G-Code
  • Have a good knowledge of creating jigs and fixtures
  • Ideally a basic understanding of machine workings i.e. sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics etc.

The company are offering:

  • An excellent opportunity for an experienced CNC professional
  • Long established company offering real stability
  • A varied, interesting, daily workload
  • Supportive, collaborative management
  • A very quiet rural location

If you are interested in this Machine Shop Manager role and believe you have the experience my client requires then please forward your CV.

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