Machine Shop Team Leader
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | BA1 3EX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Staffline |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BA/TEAM01-36959 |
Summary
Role: CNC Machine shop Team Leader
Location: Bath
Shift: 3 shift Rotation
Working hours :37 hours per week 3 Shift Rotating
Nights: Sun 10.30pm to 6am (Mon to Thurs 10pm to 6am), 30-minute unpaid break
Lates: Mon to Thurs 2pm – 10pm (1.30pm to 9pm Friday). 30-minute unpaid break
Earlies: Mon to Fri 6am to 2pm (1.30pm Friday, 30-minute unpaid break
Salary: £57,000 (inclusive of shift allowance) per annum dependent on experience
A great opportunity for a skilled CNC Machine Shop Team Leader to take a step up or for an experienced Machine shop leader to take on a new challenge. The successful candidate will ensure the shift operates at an optimum level of safety, efficiency, and effectiveness to meet customer and company expectations for product quality.
Key Responsibilities – CNC Shift Lead
• This role is a pivotal role in developing a team culture that promotes continual improvement across Safety, People, Products, Processes, Procedures, and overall performance.
• Oversee daily machine operations, troubleshoot issues, and organise rework to maintain flow through the machine shop.
• Ensure accurate and timely job bookings.
• Support Team Leaders with machine allocation and job prioritisation.
• Raise purchase requisitions for approved suppliers (tools, oils, Mazak, Sunnen, batteries, etc.).
• Control and report on Kanban levels.
• Hold weekly meetings with the Manufacturing Manager to review issues and propose solutions
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) sessions with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and operators following scrap or collision events.
• Ensure the team actively participates in CI activities to remove waste and improve efficiency
• Support auditing activities to ensure compliance with required standards.
Qualifications & Requirements – CNC Shift Lead
• Relevant experience in a CNC machine shop environment.
• Demonstrable ability to set and run most machine tools within the defined processes for the product portfolio.
• Ability to lead through organising, coaching, mentoring, developing, and motivating team members.
• Attributes: open-minded, change-oriented, target-driven, methodical, supportive, forward-thinking, with a positive, proactive, and approachable leadership style.
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the business.
• Computer literate
If you think this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno 01453 852 542 and forward your CV to marta.kosno@omegaresource.co.uk
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