Team Leader / Manufacturing

Abatec Recruitment; West of England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Abatec Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Team Leader for a busy manufacturing team in North Somerset. You will oversee CNC machining, extrusion and assembly operations, guiding operators and ensuring production targets are met.

The role requires strong technical awareness, ability to read engineering drawings, and a proactive approach to quality and safety. You will thrive in a hands-on leadership environment within a well-established manufacturing business.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/engineering environments with CNC or machining exposure.
• Previous Team Leader or Supervisor role with workload allocation and training.
• Strong reading of engineering drawings and quality inspection fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production operators to meet targets.
• Allocate workloads and monitor daily outputs on the shop floor.
• Promote 5S/continuous improvement and maintain health & safety standards.

Skills

CNC machining

Team Leader

Quality inspection

Reading engineering drawings

Production planning

Health & Safety

Tooling and assembly

Job description

Location: Bristol BS49, North Somerset

Job Type: Full-time | Temporary to Permanent / Permanent Opportunities

Pay: Competitive, dependent on role and experience

Abatec Recruitment is currently recruiting for a motivated and experienced Team Leader to join our client's busy manufacturing team based in North Somerset.

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on individual from a manufacturing, engineering or machine-led production background, ideally with exposure to CNC machinery, extrusion, plastics, automated production, frame build, mouldings, saw or cutting equipment, tooling, mechanical fitting or precision assembly.

Previous Team Leader or Supervisor experience would be highly advantageous, particularly for candidates who have allocated workloads, supported and trained team members, maintained production targets and driven quality standards. A strong understanding of technical drawings, machine fault finding, maintenance, hand and power tools, quality inspection and Health & Safety would also be beneficial.

Key Experience We're Looking For

• CNC machine operation / machining
• CNC setting or programming experience would be advantageous
• Press brake / cutting machinery experience
• Machine operation and automated production
• Reading engineering and technical drawings
• Precision measurement and quality inspection
• Mechanical assembly and fitting
• Tooling and engineering assembly
• Hand and power tools
• Fault finding and machine adjustments
• Team Leader / Supervisor experience
• Training and developing operators
• Production targets and workload allocation
• 5S / continuous improvement
• Strong Health & Safety awareness

We are looking for someone with a good eye for detail, strong engineering awareness, drive and a hands-on leadership approach, particularly if you have worked within CNC, machining, fabrication, extrusion, assembly or engineering manufacturing environments.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop within a well-established manufacturing business and take ownership of a team while remaining involved in the day-to-day production environment.