ESS7027N - Machine Shop Manager

LOCATION: Stroud
HOURS: 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 1.30pm Friday
Immediate start
PERMANENT JOB Nailsworth Office: E: liam.edwardsess-emp.co.uk

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for safety and health compliance in the machine shop.
• Provide guidance and support to Machine Shop Team Leaders and team members, promoting good engineering standards, safe working practices, continuous improvement activities, effective use of resources and personal development.
• Lead discussions on new manufacturing requirements, establishing correct method of manufacture, tooling, fixture, cycle time and cost.
• Ensure set up documents and CNC programmes are used correctly by the shopfloor and provide feedback when changes are needed.
• Monitor the requirements of the Master Shipment Plan, schedule short age lists and support planning with expected completion dates.
• Meet daily with Machine Shop Team Leaders to monitor progress against the production plan and ensure timely, cost effective completion.
• Establish accurate cycle times and update the system accordingly.
• Prioritise the highest priority job and monitor daily machine hours, losses, efficiencies, labour and machine utilisation to improve OEE.
• Participate in Weekly Capacity Meetings, review capacity graphs for key resources and assess utilisation and performance.
• Monitor and report on machine shop performance based on machine utilisation and actual versus estimated job times.
• Provide monthly reports to the team and Senior Management.
• Manage machine shop spend on tooling and fixtures within budget, collaborating with Planning and Purchasing on make in or buy out decisions.
• Monitor Non Conformance Reports and Quality Hold Notes, implement corrective actions and support root cause analysis of the NCR system.
• Support the apprenticeship programme, training plans and schedules for practical development.
• Encourage 5S standards, recommend new machinery or equipment, prepare supporting documentation and submit Capex requests.
• Advise Sales and Engineering departments on manufacturing and technical issues.
• Perform performance management of immediate direct reports, hold Employee Review Meetings and review training needs and skill set of staff.

Qualifications & Expertise

• Experience managing a CNC machine shop for high strength grade materials with horizontal milling, turning, VMCs, spark, and wire cut processes.
• Considerable experience in all aspects of workshop practice.
• Experience in production management: materials management, inventory control, production control and purchasing management.
• Experience supervising and managing a large team of employees.
• Experience with advanced manufacturing tools and techniques to monitor and improve complexity.

Additional Information

We are proud members of the Disability Confident employer scheme.