CNC Section Leader

HR GO Recruitment; Chatteris; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment is seeking a hands-on CNC Milling Section Supervisor to lead a machining cell. You will work with the Shop Manager and senior programmers, oversee shift performance, and support apprentice development while stepping onto machines when needed.

The role emphasizes delivering production targets, maintaining quality, and coaching the team in best practice. A permanent position with salary dependent on experience and UK right to work is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on CNC milling experience.
• Supervisory or team-leading experience preferred.
• Willingness to learn metal/composite machining (training provided).
• Solid understanding of quality/inspection in precision manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Build working knowledge of all CNC section machines, setups, and best practices on runners/repeaters.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to the CNC milling section to meet production hours and output.
• Support and deliver in-house training for part setting and machining.
• Develop apprentices/trainees: identify training needs, create schedules, coach in best practice.
• Support HAAS mills and other equipment: prove-outs, running parts, capability growth.
• Collaborate with programmers/CNC Manager to identify parts to bring in-house and plan future machines.
• Manage staffing and holiday planning across shifts to maintain production coverage.
• Run machines to cover holidays, sickness, and urgent demand.
• Help implement and improve inspection/quality initiatives with CNC leadership.
• Create/maintain setup sheets, tooling lists, and documentation as required.
• Attend meetings as required.

Skills

CNC milling

Leadership

Communication

Quality standards

Job description

CNC Milling Section Supervisor

Opportunity for a hands-on CNC Milling Section Supervisor to lead a machining cell in this fast expanding precision engineering business. You'll work closely with the machine shop Manager and senior programmers, oversee shift performance, and support the development of apprentices and trainees-while still being willing and able to step onto machines when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Build working knowledge of all CNC section machines, including different material machining methods, setups and best practice on runners/repeaters.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to the CNC milling section, ensuring production hours, output and priorities are achieved.
• Support and deliver in-house training for part setting and machining.
• Develop apprentices/trainees: identify training needs, create schedules/programmes, and coach in best practice.
• Support machining on HAAS mills and other equipment: prove-outs, running parts, and assisting with ongoing capability growth.
• Work with programmers/CNC Manager to identify subcontract parts that can be brought back in-house (and future machine needs).
• Manage staffing/holiday planning across early/late shifts to maintain production coverage.
• Run machines as required to cover holidays, sickness and urgent customer demand.
• Help implement and improve inspection/quality initiatives in conjunction with programming and CNC leadership.
• Create/maintain setup sheets, tooling lists and supporting documentation when required.
• Attend meetings as required.

Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on CNC milling background (setting/machining; programming understanding beneficial).
• Experience machining metals and composites and/or willingness to learn (training provided).
• Experience supervising or leading a team (or ready to step up into a leadership role).
• Confident communicator with the ability to lead, coach and support peers/subordinates.
• Good working knowledge of quality/inspection expectations in a precision manufacturing environment.
• Organised, proactive, and able to balance production delivery with people development.
• Apprenticeship/technical qualification desirable.

This is a permanent job with a starting salary dependant on experience. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing.