CNC Team Leader

CNC Team Leader

Location: Nuneaton

Hours: Day Shift

• Monday to Thursday: 7.30am – 4.00pm

• Friday: 7.30am – 12.30pm

Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum

Holidays: 25 days annual leave

We are recruiting a CNC Team Leader for a leading manufacturing business based in Nuneaton. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced CNC machinist or production engineering professional to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of an advanced CNC milling department within a bespoke, small-batch and one-off manufacturing environment.

Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you will lead a team of skilled and semi-skilled engineers, ensuring production targets, quality standards and delivery deadlines are consistently achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of CNC machinists, providing day-to-day guidance, support and direction.

• Plan, organise and monitor production activities to ensure customer orders are completed on time.

• Coordinate materials, tooling, fixtures and resources to maximise production efficiency.

• Oversee CNC milling operations, ensuring appropriate machining strategies, speeds, feeds and tooling are used.

• Support the team in resolving technical and operational issues involving machinery, tooling, programmes and fixturing.

• Monitor product quality and ensure components meet customer specifications and required tolerances.

• Investigate and resolve in-process quality issues, recording internal rejects and implementing corrective actions where necessary.

• Ensure manufacturing processes and documentation are maintained in accordance with ISO quality standards.

• Identify opportunities to improve machining processes, productivity and machine utilisation.

• Work closely with the Production Manager and wider team to ensure production priorities and deadlines are achieved.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong background in CNC milling, with a thorough understanding of machining processes and technology.

• Previous experience in a bespoke, one-off or small-batch manufacturing environment.

• Good knowledge of CNC milling machinery, including speeds, feeds, tooling, fixturing and machining strategies.

• Experience of setting and operating CNC milling machines.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and work to tight tolerances.

• Experience of planning and coordinating production activities, materials and resources.

• Good understanding of engineering quality systems, ideally within an ISO-controlled manufacturing environment.

• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to lead and motivate a team.

• A practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving, with the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a CNC Team Leader, Supervisor or Workshop Management position.

• Alternatively, a strong production engineering background with the ambition to move into a leadership role.

• Working knowledge of Heidenhain, Siemens or Mazatrol CNC control systems.

• Experience machining composite tooling, including epoxy boards, carbon composite components, jigs and fixtures.

• Experience machining aluminium, steel and other metals