CNC Lead & Team Coach – Drive Continuous Improvement

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched Pension

Great Benefits

Progression Opportunities

Leadership Role

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a CNC Lead Setter/Operator in Hastings. This permanent role reports to the Production Manager, guiding and supporting CNC machinists and operators, keeping production flowing and raising standards across safety, quality and delivery.

You will coordinate daily workloads, troubleshoot machining and programming issues, investigate non-conformances, monitor performance, and coach the team through onboarding and skills development.

Qualifications

• Extensive CNC machining experience with a strong shop-floor background.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Experience leading or supervising a small team.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support CNC machinists and operators.
• Coordinate daily priorities to hit production schedules.
• Troubleshoot machining, tooling and programming issues.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and delivery.
• Coach and develop team through onboarding and skills progression.

Skills

CNC machining

GD&T

Engineering drawings

Team leadership

Job description

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a CNC Lead Setter/Operator in Hastings. This permanent role reports to the Production Manager, guiding and supporting CNC machinists and operators, keeping production flowing and raising standards across safety, quality and delivery.

You will coordinate daily workloads, troubleshoot machining and programming issues, investigate non-conformances, monitor performance, and coach the team through onboarding and skills development.