MACHINE SHOP TEAM LEADER

Our client are a large engineering firm who are looking to recruit a night shift team leader in the machine shop.

Job Purpose

To ensure that team members are developed, guided & supported during the normal operations of a busy machine shop, ensuring that business KPIs are achieved.

Candidates must be able to lead and inspire the Manufacturing Team to achieve expectations whilst ensuring 100% quality and accuracy. To champion a continuous improvement culture within your team,

supporting with continuous improvement activities and supporting overall team development. Conduct area audits and follow through with corrective actions.

Key Accountabilities

Supervise team members on a daily basis during the normal operation of the machine shop in line with production planning

Ensure that team members have an adequate work load on a daily basis

Determine the best use of man power in the team.

Ensure that tooling, fixtures and relevant information is available for members when required.

Identify any engineering requirements / issues that arise and communicate to the relevant person – i.e. Production Planner, H&S, Commercial, Maintenance & Engineering Departments

Ensuring routine maintenance is carried out as necessary

Be available to handover from or to another team leader at start or end of shift.

Manage staff attendance and development

Complete yearly PDRs for each team members

Monitor and manage work attendance

Identify any training requirements for team members/ capability issues

Conduct Start of Shift / End of Shift meetings to update the ‘SQCDP’ charts

Operate VMC machines and other work shop equipment

Set and prove out job, obtaining a first of job has been proved out.

Run milling machines after setting, ensuring that quality is maintained throughout the entire production run.

Ensuring routine machine maintenance is carried out as necessary

Operate a CNC and Manual CMM machines, following instructions to run programs to check

drawing compliance of manufactured parts. e. Be a ‘First Of’ stamp holder

Ensure that health and safety guidelines and practices are maintained and developed.

Ensure that team members work in a safe manner both to themselves and to their colleagues

Ensuring compliance with all relevant H&S policies and procedures and act as a role model in demonstrating compliance within the workplace

Ensure all operators are adequately trained and informed of all relevant H&S matters

Ensure M&I 5S programme in Wolfmet Machine Shop area is sustained and periodically reviewed

Attend weekly production meetings

Ensure that work is progressed through the machine shop in a timely manner according to priorities set by the Production Planner

Assist with problem solving any issues that appear.

Communicate any issues through appropriate

methods to the engineering, commercial and technical departments

Assist the operators, when required, with the day to day operations

Recommend courses of action for moving capacity around, ensuring customer deliveries and KPIs are met

Engineering Experience

a. Completed an engineering apprenticeship

b. Good understanding of engineering practices and methods

c. Knowledge of powder metallurgy processes

d. Knowledge and understanding of machining methods, particularly vertical CNC milling machines and lathes

To apply please forward your cv in word format.