Arbroath - Manufacturing Lead Operator

Halliburton Energy Services; Arbroath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company's manufacturing division in Arbroath seeks a Lead Manufacturing Operator to oversee tooling and improve efficiency. The ideal candidate has proven experience in a CNC/machine shop, strong organisational skills, and a commitment to safety and quality. This full-time role offers career development and a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive working culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a CNC/machine shop or automated manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of machine tools, with a focus on capto system and Mazak machines.
• Read and understand engineering drawings with the ability to anticipate and prevent production issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all automation cell tooling and equipment, ensuring the correct inventory and maintenance.
• Work closely with the automation team to drive efficiency gains.
• Eliminate waste by ensuring workflow through the cell is coordinated.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Commitment to safety and quality

Tools

CNC machines

Mazak machines

Microsoft IT applications

Job description

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

Job Duties

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Lead Manufacturing Operator to join our Machine Shop team. This role is pivotal in supporting our automated machining processes, ensuring tooling and equipment readiness, cell workflow planning and driving efficiency improvements across the automation production team. The successful candidate will be hands-on, proactive, and focused on ensuring smooth operations by anticipating needs and minimising machine downtime. Must have a safety led mindset that strives for the highest quality. Please note this role does not involve operation of CNC machines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all automation cell tooling and equipment, ensuring the correct inventory and maintenance followed by readiness aligned with production schedules.
• Work closely with the automation team to drive efficiency gains through correct and accurate preparations of tool assemblies.
• Eliminate waste by ensuring workflow through the cell is coordinated and calibrated with both current customer needs and set‑up batching.
• Tooling management:
  • Maintain accurate stock levels of tooling and consumables.
  • Build and prepare tooling kits specific to jobs prior to release.
  • Proactively pre‑order required tooling to avoid delays.
  • Establish a push system for tooling delivery to the Automation team, replacing the current reactive pull system.
• Anticipate and address potential tooling or setup issues before they impact production.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on reducing downtime and increasing machine utilisation.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards at all times.
• Role may involve other related duties that align with changing business conditions.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in a CNC / machine shop or automated manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of machine tools, with focus on capto system and Mazak machines.
• Read and understand engineering drawings with the ability to anticipate and prevent production issues.
• Organisational skills required to coordinate workflow on multiple machining centres.
• Ability to communicate effectively across teams and influence improvements.
• Reliability, punctuality, and commitment to safety and quality as standard.
• Competent in basic use of Microsoft IT application.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to influence and drive efficiency improvements in a high‑spec environment.
• Career development and progression within the organisation.
• Supportive and collaborative working culture.

Qualifications

Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

Location

Simpson Road, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 2NJ, United Kingdom

Requisition Number: 203136
Experience Level: Entry‑Level
Job Family: Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Product Service Line: Supply Chain Mgmt
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Compensation Information
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Job Segment: CNC, Supply Chain, Machinist, Supply, Manufacturing, Operations