Skilled Machining Associate Published: Tool making and plant manufacturing

Tool making and plant manufacturing Coleshill 15.07.2026

NON-STOP PERFECTION. EVERY DAY.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

Production at the BMW Group is highly automated and carried out using the most modern facilities. But it doesn’t run itself. Ensuring that driving pleasure is built in from the very beginning means people work with passion and pride. Independently and as part of a motivated team, they perform the extraordinary every day and contribute to the fulfilment of automobile dreams.

• As the CNC Machinist, you will operate and maintain a group of machines within a complex manufacturing system, ensuring productivity and quality targets are achieved.
• You will ensure that machine uptime is maximised by monitoring material flow within the system, changing tools, validating quality, recovering machine or robot faults as well as taking care of first level fix where skill set allows.
• Your focus will be on maximising OEE through a robust problem resolution process. Adhere to VPS principals and workplace standards such as good housekeeping, 5S and TPM.
• You will monitor all facility systems within your area of responsibility and input data on to PCs / HMIs as well as respond to all facility failures in your area and return plant/equipment to running conditions in the shortest time using appropriate skills and knowledge.
• Analyse all appropriate data to identify trends and remedial actions as well as provide technical expertise to complex bottleneck situations and major engineering changes.
• Ensure component quality is validated after tool change, offset move, maintenance work or planned changes.
• Your remit will include coordinating and controlling planned stoppages to cell / machines to ensure minimum impact on the process (i.e. Tool changes, proactive changes, repairs and quality adjustments).

• Qualified to NVQ level 3 or technical apprenticeship or equivalent, in maintenance or machining disciplines.
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge with high volume production machinery is advantageous.
• Familiar with machinery, technical / electrical / mechanical systems.
• Experience with SAP Data recording as well as PSS / IPS‑T data understanding is beneficial.

Closing Date: 31/08/2026

Join us and you’ll enjoy an exceptional range of benefits including immediate opportunity to purchase/lease a BMW or MINI at a special reduced rate or as part of your benefits package, the ability to progress and shape your career across the BMW network, pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, work‑life balance and family‑friendly policies, subsidised canteen, ample onsite parking and, of course, you’ll be working for the world’s leading manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles and provider of premium financial and mobility services.