Express Recruitment
CNC Workshop Production Manager – Precision Engineering
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Job Title
CNC Workshop Production Manager
Company Overview
Express Recruitment is proud to be working in partnership with a well-established precision engineering specialist who supply specialist/one-off components to market leaders across the Aerospace and Defence sectors.
Job Location
Braintree
Salary
c£65,000 to £75,000 per annum D.O.E
Job Type and Hours
Full Time, Permanent
About the Role
Following a recent acquisition and a rapidly growing demand for their bespoke services, our client is seeking a highly experienced CNC Workshop Production Manager.
The successful candidate will possess natural leadership qualities of a high-performing production workforce (20+ members), coupled with proven ‘hands-on’ experience in a busy machine shop, with capabilities for working with a wide range of CNC machines, such as Mazak, HAAS, and Doosan machines.
Benefits
- Generous salary of up to £75,000 depending on experience and skillset
- 5% matched pension
- Access to online discount scheme
- Up to x8 life assurance policy
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme (based on company and personal performance)
Skills & Experience
- Apprentice trained or City & Guilds qualified in Mechanical and/or Manufacturing Engineering
- Proven ‘hands-on’ experience in multi-axis CNC machining (4-7 axis), including milling, turning, and lathe work
- Demonstrable leadership experience of a high-performing production workforce, ideally numbers of 20+
- Previous experience within precision manufacturing for Aerospace and Defence sectors, with a solid understanding of compliance standards such as AS9100
- Ability to manage underperformance, quality issues, and disciplinaries in a professional and strategic manner
- Ability to make key decisions in a calm and calculated manner
- Capable of adapting quickly to operational and technical changes as the business continues to grow
- IT literate, including ERP/MRP systems and Excel for KPI reporting, labour productivity tracking, and raw material control
- Well versed in various continuous improvement and LEAN techniques to help drive a ‘Right First Time’ culture and zero-compromise quality culture
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Roles & Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day production activities across a busy CNC machine workshop, overseeing daily production output, quality, and efficient delivery
- Supporting the wider workshop machining team with operating, setting, and programming CNC machines
- Collaborating with the Technical Manager to refine and implement technical strategy and processes throughout the department, whilst being on hand to resolve technical issues efficiently and in line with company standards
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the department to enhance efficiency & cost savings, reduce wastage, and improve the overall quality of product output
- Lead daily stand-up meetings to set clear KPI objectives for the team and monitor individual and team performance, whilst highlighting key trends
- Oversee R&D projects focused on NPI and NPD, ensuring the team have sufficient resources and support available
- Monitor production staff rota and labor effectiveness levels, including taking ownership of decisions regarding overtime spend to ensure timely delivery of projects
- Identify production bottlenecks and implement structured corrective actions
- Work closely with the Quality Manager to ensure compliance and quality standards are maintained such as ISO:9001 and AS9100
- Support the wider quality team with internal and external audits
- Conduct structured performance reviews on a 1-to-1 basis, ensuring clear goals and expectations are met, giving high praise where necessary and addressing underperformance concerns when required
- Maintain technical credibility with experienced CNC Machinists
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About Express Recruitment
Express Recruitment has been offering exceptional recruitment solutions across the East Midlands since 1987, “exceeding expectations every time” of over 267,000 candidates. We supply a diverse range of sectors including Engineering, Technology, Professional Services, Languages, Sales & Marketing, Call Centres, Commercial, Manufacturing, Local Authority, NHS, Education, and Voluntary organizations. Find all of our current vacancies on https://bit.ly/3IaEnI7. Not quite found the right role for you yet? Let us do the scrolling for you! Your search for a new role has never been so easy, just fill in our contact form on https://bit.ly/3NHa9NR or give us a call on 0115 924 0010 and we will do the rest for you.
How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their resumes to jobs@express-recruitment.co.uk mentioning the Job Title in the subject line. Unfortunately, we are unable to contact all candidates due to the large volume of applications we receive. If you have not heard from a consultant within the next three days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. Please do not hesitate to apply for other suitable roles in the future. This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Express Recruitment Ltd. The services advertised by Express Recruitment Ltd. are those of an Employment Agency.
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