Machine Shop Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Machine Shop Supervisor in Gloucester. This full-time, permanent role involves overseeing production teams, driving performance across safety, quality, and efficiency, and collaborating with various departments to meet key performance indicators. The ideal candidate will have prior supervisory experience in an engineering environment and a strong focus on operational excellence.

Benefits

Opportunities for training and development

Collaborative and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Previous Team Leader/Supervisor experience in engineering or manufacturing.
• CNC or Machine Shop experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Supervise team and ensure timely completion of responsibilities.
• Drive operational performance focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to improve overall performance.

Skills

Leadership

Team Motivation

Problem Solving

Operational Performance

Job description

My market leading engineering client is looking for a Machine shop supervisor to join their team in Gloucester, to work across diverse, high-impact industries such as aerospace, defence, and high-performance automotive.

As Machine Shop Supervisor, you will lead and supervise the team, ensuring all objectives and standards are met in a timely and efficient manner. You will directly oversee the production department, consisting of Team Leaders and skilled team members, ensuring their day-to-day responsibilities are carried out effectively.

This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams including Production Planning, Process Engineering, and Quality Engineering to continually drive and improve performance. You will be responsible for driving the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People performance of your team, with a focus on meeting key performance indicators (KPIs).

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise team and ensure that day-to-day responsibilities are completed in a timely manner and in line with organisational objectives.
• Motivate team and drive good attitude and practice in line with shopfloor behaviour standards.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to develop and improve overall performance, by recognising and troubleshooting problems to reduce any impact on performance and quality standards.
• Lead the development of your Production team to strengthen and enhance our capabilities.
• Drive the Operational performance of your area of responsibility – focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People.
• Drive the efficiency of Production process, implementing optimisation opportunities in alignment with other operational KPI’s.
• Routinely report Production KPI’s.
• Ensure the strict adherence to Standard Operating Instructions for all production activities, particularly in relation to Health & Safety and Quality.
• Drive the effective utilisation of the IFS ERP system from a Production perspective and ensure that all Production data is properly maintained in a ‘clean’ condition.
• Drive the housekeeping performance for your area of responsibility, maintaining a clean, tidy and organised workspace that supports good Health & Safety practice.
• Liaise with all other functions of the organisation as needed to drive operational performance and effectiveness.
• Support the annual external and internal audit schedule.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Previous Team Leader / Supervisor / Managment experince within and engineering or manufacturing environment
• Previous CNC or Machine Shop experince would be benefical

What we can offer

• Full-time, permanent role with regular working hours.
• Opportunities for training and development in a dynamic, growing company.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.

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Created on 23/05/2025 by TN United Kingdom