CNC Team Leader

Gooch & Housego Pheonix UK; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Team Leader to support departmental organization, lead teams, and drive productivity. This role involves a balance of leadership and production responsibilities, requiring an NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering and experience in Lean manufacturing. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and leadership skills, along with a commitment to continuous improvement. The job offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 25 days of holiday and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Opportunities for training and progression

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

£500 colleague referral bonus

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English, Maths and Science.
• NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering/time served apprentice.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in working within a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Dynamic and engaging leadership.
• Result driven.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Punctual and adaptable.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Methodical approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team to meet daily production targets.
• Highlight risks and demonstrate capability to mitigate them.
• Drive to achieve site objectives.
• Support practical problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Monthly 6s Audits.
• Mentor and develop talent.

Skills

Dynamic and engaging leadership

Excellent organisational skills

Result driven

Attention to detail

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Experience in working within a Lean manufacturing environment

Flexible approach to working and shift patterns

Education

GCSE or equivalent in English, Maths and Science

NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering/time served apprentice

Job description

DESCRIPTION

ABOUT US

G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing. As experts in the technology of light, G&H works with customers to provide optical systems, assemblies, and components for demanding applications.

Headquartered in Ilminster Somerset, UK with primary operations in the USA and Europe, G&H is recognized for the breadth of their acousto-optic, electro-optic, crystal-optic, fibre optic, and precision optic products. G&H is recognized as the preferred source for OEMs in the life sciences, industrial, and aerospace and defence industries, with a history of quality and excellence that dates back over seventy-five years.

G&H Phoenix is a key part of our Optical Systems Division, providing a full start to finish in-house service from raw glass slab material, cut discs and mouldings, right through to polished and coated finished optical parts, prisms and assemblies.

Joining us means becoming part of a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and the pursuit of operational and design excellence.

ROLE

As the Team Leader you will report to the Departmental Manager. Your main priority is to support the organisation of your department with materials, people and machinery.

• Lead your team with working the work area to meet daily production to meet daily output targets.
• Highlight risk and demonstrate capability to mitigate risk in relation to daily targets.
• Drive to achieve site objectives.
• The role will require a split of 70% production time and 30% Leadership.
• Innovation and continuous improvement champion of the area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adherence to all Company policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality.
• Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity.
• Work closely with the Manager to agree and set and achieve daily/weekly production targets within area of responsibility for the team.
• Assist the manager with cellular level planning by communicating capacity constraints and barriers to success.
• Highlight & Report issues regarding production/Quality/Health and safety.
• Support practical problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives within your area. Ensure operators are working to best practice and safely at all times.
• Adhere to standardised work processes with supporting documentation.
• Monthly 6s Audits.
• Mentor and develop talent.
• Lead cross training activities.
• Promote and display the G&H Core Values.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• On time delivery.
• Scheduled adherence.
• Right first time.
• Yield %.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• GCSE or equivalent qualifications in English, Maths and Science.
• NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering/time served apprentice.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in working within a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Dynamic and engaging leadership.
• Result driven.
• Positive can-do attitude.Punctual and adaptable.
• Flexible approach to working and shift patterns.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Methodical approach.

OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Opportunities for training and progression.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.
• £500 colleague referral bonus.

Notes: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

Potential candidates should be aware that many of the employment roles at Gooch & Housego are subject to government security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities that you may have previously held and your place of birth, could restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All UK applicants must, as a minimum, be able to successfully complete security vetting to the UK government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard, which includes a criminal record check being performed. Many roles may also require higher levels of security vetting to be completed, where applicants must typically have been continuously resident within the UK for the past five to ten years.