
CNC Shift Lead / Production Shift Leader (Night Shift)
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CNC Shift Lead / Production Shift Leader (Night Shift)
£48,500 - £51,200 + Night Shift Pattern (Sun-Thu) + Internal Training + Further Development + Long-Term Progression
Bristol (Commutable from: Bath, Keynsham, Kingswood, Emersons Green, Yate, Chippenham, Thornbury)
Are you a CNC Setter/Operator with leadership experience, looking for a night shift role where you will take full ownership of a team and be recognised as the technical point of contact on shift? Do you want to join a well-established, high-precision manufacturer supporting a highly regulated industry, with genuine internal training and ongoing development?
On offer is a secure, permanent position in a hands-on leadership role, where you will drive safe, efficient production and support your team with day-to-day machining and problem solving on the shop floor.
This company are known for producing complex machined and assembled components to tight tolerances, with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement. Due to ongoing growth and a new shift pattern, they are now looking to add a Night Shift Lead to strengthen their production team.
In this role you will supervise and coach operators, manage workflow and shift handovers, support CNC turning and milling set ups, and carry out first-off and in-process inspection using measuring equipment such as micrometers, verniers and gauges.
This is an excellent opportunity for a CNC Shift Lead looking to take ownership of a night shift, build on their leadership skills, and develop further with a respected precision engineering manufacturer.
The Role:
Leading a night shift team in a CNC / precision engineering environment
Supporting CNC turning (lathe) and milling operations: set ups, tool changes, offset adjustments
Quality checks: first-offs and in-process inspections to drawings/tolerances
Sunday to Thursday, 10pm-6am (37 hours per week)
Driving H&S, shift handovers, KPIs and continuous improvement
The Person:
CNC machining background (turning and/or milling) with setter/operator experience
Previous leadership experience: Lead / Supervisor / Senior operator
Comfortable interpreting engineering drawings and working to tight tolerances
Keywords: CNC Machinist, CNC Setter Operator, CNC Team Lead, Production Supervsior
Reference Number: BBBH281373
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Tom Mills at Rise Technical Recruitment
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
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