Machine Shop Team Leader

Team Jobs - Engineering; Poole; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Jobs - Engineering in Poole, Dorset seeks a Machine Shop Team Leader to oversee a hands-on role on the shop floor, setting, operating and programming machinery while leading a small team. Expect to keep production on track, solve problems and maintain quality with safety and lean practices.

The role combines technical machining work with day-to-day leadership, offering scope to implement improvements and develop team skills in a busy manufacturing environment in Dorset.

Qualifications

• Solid machining background with setting and programming experience.
• Confident reading engineering drawings; understands tooling, feeds, speeds, and workholding; leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Organising people, machines and tooling to meet production targets.
• Supporting and training machinists, setting clear priorities and maintaining quality.
• Troubleshooting machining issues and escalating maintenance needs.
• Keeping working practices safe and the shop floor organised.
• Finding practical ways to reduce waste and improve processes.
• Working with the Production Supervisor and covering when needed.

Skills

Machining background

Setting & programming

Reading drawings

Team leadership

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Tools

Fanuc programming

Job description

Machine Shop Team Leader

Poole, Dorset

Up to £44,000 plus benefits

Know your way around a machine shop and how to keep a team moving? This Machine Shop Team Leader position could be worth a look.

This is a hands‑on role, combining setting, operating and programming machinery with day‑to‑day team leadership. You'll spend time on the shop floor, helping people solve problems and keeping production on track. The machines won't run on encouragement alone.

Why consider this job as Machine Shop Team Leader?

A chance to lead while keeping your machining skills sharp.

Room to make practical improvements and see the difference they make.

An opportunity to help others develop their skills.

What you'll be doing as Machine Shop Team Leader

• Organising people, machines and tooling to meet production targets.
• Supporting and training machinists, setting clear priorities and maintaining quality.
• Troubleshooting machining issues and escalating maintenance needs.
• Keeping working practices safe and the shop floor organised.
• Finding practical ways to reduce waste and improve processes.
• Working with the Production Supervisor and covering when needed.

What you'll bring to the table as Machine Shop Team Leader

• A solid machining background, experience setting and programming equipment, and confidence reading engineering drawings. You'll understand tooling, feeds, speeds and workholding, and have experience leading or supporting a team.
• Fanuc programming and familiarity with lean manufacturing would be useful. Above all, you'll be someone who communicates clearly, gets stuck in and helps others do a good job.

TJENG (phone number removed)