Lead Additive Manufacturing Technician

Deep Manufacturing Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-related bonus

9% pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Shift work

Job summary

DEEP Manufacturing, based in Avonmouth (Bristol), seeks a Lead Additive Manufacturing Technician to supervise on-shift operations for DED-arc production. You will lead a team, operate equipment, ensure quality, and drive safety and efficiency across production stages.

The role emphasizes shift-based leadership, compliance with SOPs, collaboration with engineers, and continuous capability development within a fast-paced, regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in additive manufacturing, with at least 1 year in a shift-based supervisory role.
• Knowledge of DED-arc technology or welding processes.
• Knowledge of quality control principles in manufacturing.
• Experience of working within regulated industries.
• Strong team management and communication skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and shifts to support 24/7 production operations.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of additive manufacturing technicians on shift, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and bias to action.
• Oversee and operate the DED-arc equipment and processes, monitoring build progress and production performance throughout the shift, ensuring compliance with production drawings, work instructions and process parameters.
• Ensure all quality procedures for the manufacturing of components are strictly adhered to, including component re-work and repairs, escalating technical, quality or safety concerns where necessary.
• Conduct detailed shift handovers to the incoming Lead AM Technician, ensuring all relevant information relating to production progress and outstanding actions are effectively communicated and documented.
• Maintain accurate shift records and production reports, ensuring all shift activities are clearly documented in line with the IMS processes to support operational continuity and traceability.
• Promote and endorse good housekeeping through the manufacturing facility.
• Engage with the Manufacturing Engineer for production support and technical assistance.
• Collaborate with the Workshop Manager and Inventory & Logistics Assistant to ensure workstations, consumables, tools and equipment are maintained, stocked, and ready for production activities.
• Collaborate with the Workshop Manager to ensure all maintenance activities are carried out when required.
• Collaborate with the Technical Training Lead to ensure training programs are up to date and are continually developing.

Skills

2+ years AM experience

Shift leadership

DED-arc knowledge

Quality control

Regulated industries

Team management

Communication

Safety culture

Welding knowledge

Flexibility to shifts

Job description

The Lead Additive Manufacturing Technician is a hands-on production role responsible for the safe and efficient manufacture of components using DED-arc additive manufacturing processes. Working as part of the shift team, the role will actively operate equipment, support manufacturing activities, troubleshoot production issues and ensure compliance with quality and safety requirements.

Alongside their technical responsibilities, the Lead Additive Manufacturing Technician will coordinate and support additive manufacturing technicians on shift, ensuring production targets are achieved, processes are followed, issues are escalated appropriately and team capability continues to develop.

Roles Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of additive manufacturing technicians on shift, fostering a culture of safety, quality, and bias to action.
• Oversee and operate the DED-arc equipment and processes, monitoring build progress and production performance throughout the shift, ensuring compliance with production drawings, work instructions and process parameters.
• Ensure all quality procedures for the manufacturing of components are strictly adhered to, including component re-work and repairs, escalating technical, quality or safety concerns where necessary. Working closely with the Manufacturing Engineer to ensure compliance.
• Conduct detailed shift handovers to the incoming Lead AM Technician, ensuring all relevant information relating to production progress and outstanding actions are effectively communicated and documented.
• Maintain accurate shift records and production reports, ensuring all shift activities are clearly documented in line with the IMS processes to support operational continuity and traceability.
• Promote and endorse good housekeeping through the manufacturing facility.
• Engage with the Manufacturing Engineer for production support and technical assistance.
• Collaborate with the Workshop Manager and Inventory & Logistic Assistant to ensure workstations, consumables, tools and equipment are maintained, stocked, and ready for production activities.
• Collaborate with the Workshop Manager to ensure all maintenance activities are carried out when required.
• Collaborate with the Technical Training Lead to ensure training programs are up to date and are continually developing.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in additive manufacturing, with at least 1 years in a shift-based manufacturing supervisory or leadership role.
• Knowledge of DED-arc technology or welding processes.
• Knowledge of quality control principles and practices in manufacturing.
• Experience of working within regulated industries.
• Team management skills with the ability to motivate and develop a diverse team.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization and effectively communicate manufacturing process issues.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and shifts to support 24/7 production operations.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

What's in it for you

• Salary –competitive
• Bonus –Performance related bonus scheme
• Pension -9% employer contribution with an optional employee contribution
• Annual Leave –25 days, plus statutory holidays
• Working Hours –Shift work

Who we are

DEEP Manufacturing, based in Avonmouth (Bristol) offers advanced manufacturing capabilities and expertise in large-format metal additive manufacturing, fabrication, CNC machining and material testing. Our advanced manufacturing facilities include a state-of-the-art robotics suite, offering 3D printing services and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) capabilities which means we can deliver manufacturing projects in less time and at lower costs compared to traditional manufacturing processes.

Working at DEEP

We're a team of highly experienced engineering, operations and safety experts, with a funding model that allows us the freedom to think long term and pursue our mission without traditional restraints.

As an organization with multi-generational objectives and ambitious goals, the values we bring to work every day are critical:

Be Curious

Find a better way and ask why not?\" Answers are easy, questions are hard – ask original questions and be a curiosity catalyst!

Be Exceptional

It will take the most intelligent, talented and creative people on the planet working together to achieve DEEP's mission. Get it done, be relentless in your pursuit of excellence, and demand excellence from everyone.

Be Fearless

No one has done this on the scale we're doing it before. Impossible things must be done for the first time. We are the team pushing boundaries!

Be Good

Cultivate passion and thrive together. Be safe, take intelligent risks, but never compromise the safety of the team – ever!

At DEEP, we celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusion and strongly believe that the best innovations come from diverse perspectives. We invite applicants from all backgrounds to join us in creating technology that makes a meaningful impact on humanity, our oceans and planet.