CNC Machine Shop Manager

Maxwell Consultancy; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Machine Shop Manager in Glasgow for a full-time role. The ideal candidate will lead operational enhancements and ensure safety and quality in the machining area while fostering a supportive work environment. The position offers competitive benefits including a bonus and 33 days holiday.

Benefits

Opportunities to develop

Bonus

33 days holiday

Holiday buy and sell

Pension

Life Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Digital Benefits; Health, Wealth & Lifestyle

Qualifications

• Technical ability and background in machining and fabrication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive a positive and safe working environment.
• Lead and manage meetings effectively.
• Ensure machine shop performance is communicated clearly.
• Steer positive KPI results aligning with company values.
• Manage a proactive 5s culture.
• Monitor operational times to improve efficiency.
• Identify and implement operational improvements.

Skills

Machining expertise

Leadership

Safety management

KPI tracking

Job description

Maxwell Consultancy are working with a global engineering business in their search for a Machine Shop Manager. This is a permanent, full‑time position working from their state‑of‑the‑art workshop in Glasgow.

The company operates across different industries including Renewables, Oil & Gas and Water. With an extremely healthy order book, this is a fantastic opportunity to help bolster and grow the Machine Shop.

Responsibilities

• Driving a positive / safe working environment ensuring housekeeping and visual management is maintained at the highest of standards across both the machine shop and weld and fabrication areas.
• Lead and manage meetings from startup meetings, communicating all key messages including but not limited to SQCDIP, safety alerts, quality warnings, toolbox talks and daily priorities.
• Maintain and communicate machine shop and weld and fabrication areas performance ensuring visual management boards are used in all areas. This will guarantee to employees, colleagues, customers, and other managers from across the organization can review and understand status and key KPI tracking.
• Steer positive KPI results, ensuring you hold true to our company values including always doing the right thing. Always leading by example.
• Be responsible for and manage a proactive and sustainable 5s culture within each accountable area.
• Take a positive approach to coaching, developing and performance managing cell team members when required.
• Monitor and Control actual versus estimated operation times. Improving where needed and holding the team accountable to the planned times.
• Identify and implement operational improvements.
• Liaise while building key relationships with appropriate support functions (quality, engineering, inspection, planning, scheduling, and supply chain etc.) to resolve issues and any potential production constraints in a timely manner.
• Technical ability and background in machining and fabrication and weld vital to allow support of the responsible areas and teams daily.
• Control and maintaining overtime working in line with production requirements.
• Working closely with the material management team to ensure efficient material flow within and between areas.
• Leading quality to the required standards, raising any quality concerns as soon as possible.
• Liaise with appropriate support functions to resolve issues and potential production stops in a timely manner.
• Implement and preserve safety Gemba walks.
• Conduct periodic audits as required by EHS and Quality departments.
• Raise NCRs as and action when required.
• Facilitate and action any corrective actions.

What to expect?

• Opportunities to develop
• Bonus
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday buy and sell
• Pension
• Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Digital Benefits; Health, Wealth & Lifestyle