CNC Workshop Manager

A5 Recruitment; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Engineering Workshop Manager in Bradford. The successful candidate will manage workshop operations, ensure safety compliance, and lead a team of engineers. Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role, technical knowledge of manual machining, and strong leadership skills. The position offers a salary between £45k - £50k per annum along with 5 weeks annual leave plus statutory public holidays.

Benefits

5 weeks annual leave

Statutory public holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as Workshop Manager in mechanical engineering.
• Proven experience managing and motivating a team.
• Time-served engineer with technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations and manage scheduling.
• Monitor job progress and liaise with engineers and suppliers.
• Implement standards for quality, safety, and efficiency.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Manage performance of the team and conduct appraisals.

Skills

Workshop management

Technical knowledge of manual machining

Effective decision-making skills

Interpersonal communication

Team leadership

Budget management

Computer skills

Job description

POSITION: Engineering Workshop Manager

LOCATION: Bradford

HOURS: Monday - Thursday 07.00 to 16.00 Friday 07.00 to 15.00

SALARY: £45k - £50k per annum dependant on experience

HOLIDAYS: 5 weeks annual leave plus statutory public holidays

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Workshop management: Coordinating daily operations, ensuring efficient workflows and managing scheduling.
• Monitor and control the progress of jobs, working closely with our engineers, suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure jobs are delivered within estimated/allocated times.
• Plan works, liaising with the production office team regarding purchasing requirements, completing purchase requisitions for job specific purchasing.
• Maintain oversight of workshop related expenditure, stock takes and stock requirements.
• Provide technical support to a team of multi-skilled engineers and operatives.
• Liaise with the sales team to aid them when producing quotations, as well as providing regular updates regarding job delivery for effective management of customer expectations.

Quality and efficiency

• Develop and implement standards for quality, safety and efficiency.
• Conduct pre, mid and post inspection of all jobs including inspection of sub-contracted processes.
• Monitor the condition of machinery, equipment and tooling to ensure maintenance is conducted and safety is maintained.

Client and supplier liaison

• Liaise with clients, manage suppliers and sub-contractors.

Safety and compliance

• Ensure adherence to safety regulations and protocols, conducting risk assessments and maintaining equipment safety.
• Maintain high levels of workshop cleanliness.

Production meetings

• Take an active role in weekly production meetings providing updates regarding job progress, highlighting any production delivery issues/challenges.

Personnel management

• Manage the performance of the team and conduct appraisals.
• Involved with recruitment of engineers.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Experienced Workshop Manager within a similar mechanical engineering environment, minimum 5 years in a Workshop Manager role.
• Time-served engineer.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of manual machining and repair work.
• Effective decision-making skills to adapt to urgent job requirements from customers, address issues and improve operations.
• Proven experience managing, leading and motivating a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Strong computer skills and comfortable learning new systems.