Position: Shift Leader – CNC Team

Location: Bideford

Salary: c£20k to £22k + shift allowance DOE

Due to significant and sustained growth our client are now looking for a ‘Team Leader’ within their cages manufacturing section.
A supplier of composite and polymer products to the aerospace, defence, medical, automotive, transport and industrial markets across the globe our client are looking for a candidate with experience supervising a manufacturing team on rotating shifts preferably in a CNC or machining environment…

The main aims of this role are ensure …

• Manufacturing Efficiency
• Daily Targets/required output being met.
• The profitable manufacture of Bearing Cages to Customer Due Dates
• Develop and mentor your team successfully.

Duties will include…

• Ensure all consumable items such as drills/tips etc are held in stock and ordered in advance via Senior Team Leader/Cage Section Coordinator to prevent potential production lines stop.
• Ensure that 5s audits are completed at least once per shift and compared against the standards set out on the 5s audit sheets.
• Ensure that all cage manufacturing cells are maintained in a clean and safe condition.
• Ensure where possible, that multi-machine manning to maximize labour efficiency is utilized.
• Ensure that all cage loading boards are kept up to date and marked off when work in progress starts/finishes
• Ensure that all Employees within your area are trained to a standard capable for them to undertake their expected/required duties so they can operate in a safe and conscientious manner.
• Ensure that all machine dry wipe boards indicate which product/works order is currently running and the required hourly output.
• Ensure all machines have the next job ‘kitted up’ and available by the machine before the previous job finishes.

The right person…

• Experienced in a similar manufacturing environment.
• Potential candidates may be expected to demonstrate any machining/CNC capabilities which they may have on our client’s current CNC machines.
• Experience within a CNC or machining environment preferred.
• Previous shift leader / supervisory experience.
• Experience in the training of new staff and temporary staff.
• Ideally time served candidate who is ready to make their next career move.

Our client operates a triple shift system within the section and you will be expected to cover night shifts. This will normally be done on a rota system normally two weeks on each shift. The shifts being operated are 0600 to 1400, 1400 to 2230 and 2200 to 0600.

Benefits Include

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays; cycle scheme; child care vouchers etc…

Please email your CV to Claire NOW or call Claire on 01271 377444 for full job description.