CNC Team Leader in Sandy)

Impact Recruitment Services; Sandy; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a CNC Turning Team Leader in Sandy, UK. The role involves leading a team, ensuring quality processes, and implementing structured training for skill development. The company promotes a four-day work week and emphasizes investment in technology and employee support. Ideal candidates have a strong CNC background, leadership presence, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Four-day working week

Investment in technology and training

Employee-first culture

Qualifications

• Strong CNC turning background with solid understanding of measurement systems, SPC principles, and quality processes.
• Ability to interpret drawings, spot issues, and resolve them calmly.
• Previous leadership responsibilities and CNC programming experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the turning cell day-to-day as the go-to person for setup and guidance.
• Collaborate closely with planning, engineering, and quality.
• Ensure process checks are done properly and training needs are spotted.

Skills

CNC turning background

Understanding of measurement systems

SPC principles

Quality processes

Job description

CNC Turning Team Leader

Salary: Up to £42,500

Day Shift | Four-Day Working Week (Mon-Thurs)

This company does things well, not cheaply. Investing heavily in people and equipment.

Complex, precision-critical components for industries where quality can't slip.

You're solving problems and improving processes, not churning out the same parts endlessly.

If you're after a role where you can actually lead properly, develop your skills, and work on high-spec components instead of firefighting every day, read on.

Why People Choose to Work Here

The Four-Day Week Is Real

Monday to Thursday. Long weekends, better work-life balance. It's not a gimmick. They run it because people do their best work when they're rested and focused, not stretched thin.

Progression That Actually Happens

Structured training that builds technical and leadership capability. Plenty of operators and setters have moved into senior roles, programming, and supervisory positions.

Investment in Kit and People

Every year they review what needs upgrading or replacing. When a machine's no longer delivering the accuracy or efficiency required, they don't patch it up. They budget for modern replacements and process improvements.

They're employee-first. Consistent support, realistic expectations, genuine communication, and a culture where people stay because they feel valued.

Easily commutable from Bedford, Cambridge, St Neots and surrounding areas.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll lead the turning cell day-to-day. The go-to person when a job needs setting up correctly, when an operator needs guidance, or when something doesn't look right. You'll make sure the right things happen at the right time and that people have what they need to do good work.

You'll work closely with planning, engineering, and quality because that's how targets get met without cutting corners. Set-ups, prove-outs, process checks done properly. Spot where training is needed and support improvements that make the cell more efficient.

What You Need

Strong CNC turning background with solid understanding of measurement systems, SPC principles, and quality processes. You can interpret drawings, spot issues, and resolve them calmly.

You don't need Team Leader on your CV already, but you do need the kind of presence people naturally listen to. Someone who can coach without lecturing, make clear decisions, and keep things steady. CNC programming experience and any prior leadership responsibilities are beneficial.

Interested?

Impact Recruitment are acting as an agency on behalf of our client.