Eastbourne, East Sussex Full-Time 40,000 - 45,000 DOE
Are you an experienced machining professional ready to step into a leadership role?
We're recruiting a Machining Cell Leader to join a well-established precision engineering manufacturer. This is an excellent opportunity to lead a skilled machining team, improve production performance, and play a key role in delivering high-quality components within a modern manufacturing environment.
If you enjoy leading from the front, developing people, and driving continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and support a team of machinists to achieve quality, delivery and production targets
- Plan daily workloads and coordinate production priorities with planning and purchasing teams
- Monitor machining operations, resolve production issues, and keep work flowing efficiently
- Coach, train and develop team members while promoting a positive working culture
- Ensure materials, tooling and documentation are ready for production
- Drive continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and 5S initiatives
- Support root cause investigations and work closely with Quality to resolve manufacturing issues
- Track performance, maintain production records and help improve manufacturing processes
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience leading or supervising a machining team
- Strong machining background within a precision engineering or manufacturing environment
- Excellent understanding of CNC machining processes and production planning
- Experience improving manufacturing performance and solving production problems
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
- A hands-on approach with the ability to motivate and develop a team
Desirable:
- Experience within a low-volume, high-precision manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement or 5S
- HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or a completed engineering apprenticeship
- Leadership or management qualification
What's On Offer
- 40,000 - 45,000 DOE
- Full-time permanent position
- Monday to Friday working
- Modern precision engineering facility
- Stable and growing business
- Supportive management team
- Genuine opportunities to influence production and develop your career
If you're a motivated machining leader looking for your next challenge, apply today with your latest CV.
Salary range
- £40,000 - £45,000