Machine Shop Team Leader

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Poole; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 56.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rubicon Recruitment Agency is seeking a Machine Shop Team Leader for a Poole-based operation. You’ll take full ownership of a shift, driving performance, quality and delivery with hands-on leadership that sets the standard.

Role emphasizes lean transformation, people management, and problem‑solving on complex machining challenges while ensuring health and safety across rotating earlies/lates shifts.

Qualifikationen

• Proven leadership in a CNC machining or manufacturing environment.
• Lean tools (5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM).
• Experience managing people and driving performance under pressure.
• Strong stakeholder communication and reporting skills.
• Confident with Microsoft Office and production systems.
• Working knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate shift teams to hit daily, weekly, and monthly production targets.
• Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement across the machine shop.
• Manage people performance, including appraisals, probation reviews, and capability.
• Lead root cause analysis to resolve quality and performance issues.
• Maintain health, safety, and wellbeing standards across the shift.
• Support technical problem‑solving on complex machining challenges.

Jobbeschreibung

Machine Shop Team Leader | Poole | DOE

You’ll take full ownership of a machine shop shift team, driving performance, quality, and delivery.
This is a role where your leadership sets the standard, not just supports it.
If you want a high-impact role where results are visible and yours to own, this is it.

As a Machine Shop Team Leader, you will benefit from:

• Genuine autonomy to run your shift and drive improvements
• Clear scope to shape team performance and standards
• A hands‑on technical role backed by real decision‑making authority

As a Machine Shop Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and coordinate shift teams to hit daily, weekly, and monthly production targets
• Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement across the machine shop
• Manage people performance, including appraisals, probation reviews, and capability
• Lead root cause analysis to resolve quality and performance issues
• Maintain health, safety, and wellbeing standards across the shift
• Support technical problem‑solving on complex machining challenges

As a Machine Shop Team Leader, your experience will include:

• Proven leadership in a CNC machining or manufacturing environment
• Strong grounding in Lean tools (5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM)
• Experience managing people and driving performance under pressure
• Solid stakeholder communication and reporting skills
• Confident with Microsoft Office and production systems
• Working knowledge of health and safety requirements

Working hours:

This role operates on a rotating shift pattern, two weeks earlies followed by two weeks lates:

• Early Shift: Mon to Thurs, 6am to 2:15pm, Fri 6am to 12pm
• Late Shift: Mon to Thurs, 2:15pm to 10:15pm, Fri 12pm to 7:30pm