CNC Milling Team Lead - Lead, Optimize & Coach

Frencken; Reuver; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Frencken invites applications for a Team Leader CNC Milling in the Netherlands. The role combines hands-on CNC milling leadership with team development and daily production planning.

You will guide a skilled team to meet tight tolerances and maintain high quality in a high‑tech manufacturing environment. You will lead from the front, mentor machinists, and continuously improve processes while ensuring safety and adherence to specifications.

Qualifications

• Several years hands‑on experience as a CNC Miller or similar
• Experience in coordinating or team‑lead roles
• Strong knowledge of CNC milling processes and GD&T
• Experience reading complex drawings and tolerances
• Knowledge of tooling, fixtures and measurement techniques
• Experience with high‑precision components in a high‑tech environment
• Understanding of quality requirements and dimensional inspection
• Strong troubleshooting and mentoring abilities
• Structured, quality‑oriented work style
• Good English; Dutch language is mandatory for the role

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and support the CNC milling team during daily production activities.
• Plan and distribute work within the team based on production priorities, capacity and deadlines.
• Monitor daily production progress and take action when quality, planning or output deviates.
• Provide technical support to CNC millers when machining or production issues arise.
• Ensure components are manufactured according to drawings, tolerances and quality requirements.
• Support setup and optimization of CNC milling machines, processes and methods.
• Ensure correct use of tooling, fixtures, measuring equipment and machining parameters.
• Collaborate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality and Planning to resolve issues.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive improvements in productivity, quality and lead time.
• Support root-cause analysis and corrective actions when issues occur.
• Ensure safety procedures and quality standards are followed.
• Coach team members, provide feedback and support onboarding of new CNC staff.
• Encourage ownership, teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Participate in daily production meetings to communicate priorities and results.

Skills

CNC Milling

CNC Frezer

Leadership

GD&T

Drawing interpretation

Quality inspection

Troubleshooting

English communication

Dutch language

5-axis milling

CAD/CAM programming

Heidenhain controls

Fanuc controls

Siemens controls

Lean manufacturing

Tools

CAD/CAM software

Heidenhain controllers

Fanuc controllers

Siemens controllers

Job description

Frencken invites applications for a Team Leader CNC Milling in the Netherlands. The role combines hands-on CNC milling leadership with team development and daily production planning.

You will guide a skilled team to meet tight tolerances and maintain high quality in a high‑tech manufacturing environment. You will lead from the front, mentor machinists, and continuously improve processes while ensuring safety and adherence to specifications.