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DK Recruitment is partnering with a world‑renowned precision engineering business based in Plymouth to expand its Engineering Management team. The CNC Turning Manager plays a pivotal role in workflow structure, providing direction and operational oversight across their assigned area. The manager is responsible for defining and prioritising work, ensuring on‑time delivery, and liaising between customer services and production. In addition to workflow management, this role focuses on people leadership, talent development, and building a positive team culture to enable high‑quality results and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities- Define, prioritise, and communicate the work pipeline priorities for Turning.
- Provide Area Leads with clear, actionable worklists aligned to customer and business priorities.
- Ensure alignment with quality standards and technical requirements by collaborating closely with Area Leads, Setters, and Leading Hands.
- Lead, manage, and coach a team of Area Leads, Setters, and operators to ensure performance, engagement, and professional growth.
- Create a high‑performance culture that promotes collaboration, ownership, and pride in quality.
- Implement structured people‑development plans, including training, mentoring, and succession planning to build future capability.
- Champion a culture of safety, quality, and respect, embedding best practices and continuous learning.
- Support Area Leads in resolving operational and production issues that impact On Time Delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the value stream to enhance quality, efficiency, and delivery performance.
- Facilitate daily communication and coordination between cross‑functional teams including production, planning, and resource deployment.
- Monitor workflow progress and adjust priorities in response to changing business needs.
- Participate in capacity planning and resource allocation decisions in partnership with the Resource Deployment Team.
- Attend regular meetings with the Senior Management team to coordinate ongoing progress and discuss constraints.
- Monitor performance and progress in your own area, analysing corrective actions and preventative measures.
- Foster a culture of measurable continuous improvement and lean operations.
- Identify and analyse production bottlenecks and workflow to improve throughput and overall efficiency.
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or production leadership role, ideally in a fast‑paced, high‑mix environment.
- Experience in People Management.
- Proven experience in CNC Turning and Milling (essential).
- Experience in planning workload priorities.
- Experience with continuous improvement in the workplace.
- Lean Six Sigma / Similar CI Qualifications (desirable).
- Production / Engineering qualification (highly desirable).
- Ability to identify and support problem solving of bottlenecks.
- Experience of FANUC control systems (desirable).
Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior Level
Employment Type:
Full‑time
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