Machine Shop Team Leader

Trinity Professional • Permanent • Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom • £35,000 - £42,000 / year • 1h ago

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business based in Dudley who are looking to appoint an experienced Manufacturing Process Team Leader to support their Post Forge production area.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone with strong CNC machining knowledge, machine setting experience, and process improvement capability, combined with the ability to lead a team and support production performance targets.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring daily production output targets are achieved, maintaining quality standards, supporting continuous improvement activities, and helping drive efficiency across the department.

Key Responsibilities

Safety

Ensure company safety and ergonomic rules are followed at all times
Monitor correct use of PPE across the team
Identify and escalate safety risks where required

Production & Performance

Support delivery of daily production activities in line with KPIs
Ensure output aligns with production plans
Support immediate countermeasures during unplanned production issues

Quality

Ensure all production meets quality and technical specifications
Manage work in progress (WIP) in line with production schedules
Inspect components using precision measuring equipment

Process & Continuous Improvement

Monitor daily start-up and shutdown checks
Support production, inspection and packaging activities across the department
Control machine settings to maximise output performance
Carry out regular machine cell patrol inspections
Lead jig and tooling changeovers in line with safety and efficiency standards

People & Training

Attend and support daily team meetings
Assist with training new operators on standard operating procedures
Participate in company training programmes

Improvement Activities

Support continuous improvement initiatives
Assist with non-conformance corrective actions
Participate in cycle time analysis
Contribute to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programmes

Candidate Requirements

Previous Team Leader or supervisory experience within manufacturing
Strong CNC machine operation knowledge
Machine and tooling setting experience
Experience supporting process improvement activities
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
Experience using measuring equipment
Forklift truck licence (desirable)
SAP knowledge (desirable)

Working Hours

This role operates on a 37-hour alternating shift pattern, with a 12% shift allowance:

Early shift
06:00 – 14:00 Monday to Thursday
06:00 – 11:00 Friday

Late shift
13:45 – 21:45 Monday to Thursday
10:45 – 15:45 Friday

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