CNC Team Lead

CNC Turning Team Lead | Woking | £40,000 - £50,000

Monday–Friday, 7:30am–4:00pm | 40 hours per week

We are working with a specialist engineering business looking for an experienced CNC Turning Team Lead to join its manufacturing operation in Woking.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced CNC machinist who is ready to take the next step into a leadership role, combining hands-on technical expertise with team management, production planning and continuous improvement.

You will lead a team of CNC machinists, setters, operators and programmers, ensuring the safe, efficient and cost-effective manufacture of high-quality precision components.

The Role

Working closely with Quality, Production Engineering, Maintenance, Design and Engineering teams, you will play a key role in achieving production targets, supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and driving improvements across the machine shop.

You will:

+Lead, motivate and develop a team of CNC machinists and manufacturing staff
+Conduct daily team briefings and communicate production priorities
+Monitor performance, attendance, training and development requirements
+Support recruitment, onboarding and mentoring of new team members
+Ensure production schedules, quality and delivery targets are achieved
+Coordinate workloads and resources to maximise machine utilisation
+Monitor KPIs including productivity, scrap, downtime, quality and delivery
+Provide technical support across CNC programming, setting and machining

About You

We are looking for an experienced CNC professional with previous supervisory or team leadership experience and a strong technical understanding of turning and machining processes.

You will ideally have:

+Proven experience in CNC turning, programming, setting and operation
+Previous experience leading or supervising a manufacturing team
+Strong knowledge of Mazatrol controls and ISO CNC programming
+Experience with Mazak Hyper Quadrex or similar multi-axis CNC machines
+Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications
+Strong knowledge of machining practices, tooling and cutting parameters
+Experience with process optimisation and continuous improvement

What’s on Offer?

+40-hour working week, Monday to Friday
+Working hours of 7:30am–4:00pm, with some flexibility
+Additional production bonus linked to factory performance
+Overtime available at 1.5x basic salary, when authorised

This role would suit a Senior CNC Turner, CNC Supervisor, Machine Shop Supervisor or experienced CNC Team Leader looking to take ownership of a machining department and make a genuine impact on productivity, quality, delivery and team development

If you have strong CNC turning experience and are ready to combine your technical expertise with leadership responsibility, we'd be keen to hear from you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed