Senior Engineering Workshop Manager

Adecco; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Onsite parking

Company social events

Flexible working where applicable

Job summary

Adecco are recruiting for a Workshop Supervisor/Manual Machinist/Technician (Metals) in Huntingdon. The role is hands-on, leading a small team to produce bespoke metal products to exact specifications, using bandsaws, lathes, mills and guillotines. You will support colleagues, ensure quality and safety, and drive continuous improvement.

The position offers an attractive salary (£36,050 p.a.) with excellent benefits, a Monday–Friday day shift, and 37.5 hours per week in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires experience in a workshop, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Confident use of conventional machine shop equipment and drawings.
• Ability to produce to exact specifications with quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Operate workshop machinery safely and efficiently.
• Manufacture products to customer specifications using a variety of machines.
• Follow engineering drawings and production sheets.
• Inspect finished products and maintain records.
• Support continuous improvement and mentor team members.
• Maintain a safe, organized work environment.

Skills

Workshop experience

Machining

Quality checks

Engineering drawings

Inspection

Mentoring others

Tools

Bandsaws

Lathes

Vertical milling machines

Guillotines

Measuring equipment

Job description

Workshop Supervisor/ Manual Machinist / Technician (Metals)

Huntingdon | £36,050 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Monday to Friday (Day Shift) 37.5 hours per week

Are you an experienced workshop professional looking to take the next step in your career?

We are recruiting for a Senior Operations Workshop Team Member, to join a well-established company in Huntingdon. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a small, supportive team in a friendly and professional environment where quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement are genuinely valued.

This is a senior, hands-on position where you will use your workshop and machining expertise to manufacture bespoke Metal products, support colleagues across the team, and help ensure customers receive high-quality products to exact specifications.

About You

We would love to hear from candidates who have experience within a workshop, manufacturing or engineering environment and are confident using a range of conventional machine shop equipment.

Ideally, you will have experience with:

• Bandsaws
• Lathes
• Vertical milling machines
• Guillotines
• Engineering drawings
• Inspection and quality checks
• Measuring equipment and technical specifications

The Role

As a Senior Operations Team Member, you will be responsible for producing customer orders using a variety of workshop machinery while maintaining exceptional quality and safety standards.

You will also play an important role in supporting and developing colleagues, sharing your knowledge and helping to drive continuous improvements across the department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Operating workshop machinery safely and efficiently
• Manufacturing products to customer specifications
• Working from engineering drawings and production sheets
• Inspecting and checking finished products
• Maintaining accurate documentation and stock records
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Training and assisting new and existing team members
• Ensuring a safe, organised and efficient work environment
• Supporting the wider operations team as required

What's in it for you?

• Salary of £36,050 per annum
• 22 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days with service
• Company-funded private healthcare
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Critical Illness and Life Assurance cover
• Company Sick Pay scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Flexible working arrangements where applicable
• Free onsite parking
• Complimentary refreshments
• Regular company social events
• Supportive and welcoming working environment
• Opportunity to share your experience and mentor others within a small team

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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