Senior Engineering Workshop Team Member

Adecco; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Sick pay scheme

EAP

Flexible working

Onsite parking

Social events

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting for a Senior Operations Workshop Team Member in Huntingdon to join a small, supportive team. You will manufacture bespoke metal products, work from engineering drawings, and mentor colleagues to drive continuous improvement.

The role is hands-on, with daily use of bandsaws, lathes, vertical mills and guillotines, ensuring safety and quality compliance to exact specifications. A senior hands-on pro with workshop experience is ideal.

Qualifications

• Experience in a workshop, manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Able to work from engineering drawings and production sheets.
• Confident using a range of conventional machine shop equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate workshop machinery safely and efficiently to produce customer orders.
• Manufacture products to customer specifications from drawings and sheets.
• Inspect finished products and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support continuous improvement and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Quality awareness

Tools

Bandsaws

Lathes

Vertical milling

Guillotines

Engineering drawings

Inspection & QA

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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