Machining Team Leader

Description:

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced machining team leader with a highly successful business servicing local and international markets.
You'll be leading highly skilled and capable team of machinists who are renowned for producing high quality products and components.
Your ability to provide professional leadership of the Machine Shop and ensure a high level of engagement, safety, productivity and quality will ensure your ongoing success in this role.
You'll be joining a values-based organisation that is supportive and offers excellent remuneration, incentives and benefits.
About You:

• A certified Machinist with People Leadership experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of Value Improvement Process (Lean).
• Competent on conventional machines and knowledge of CNC machines.
• Experienced with machine shop practices, maintenance and equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to accurately use precision measuring tools.
• Understand and implement surface finish standards.
• Strong understanding of the English language and ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills, the ability to provide visible leadership and lead by example.
• Understand our customers and have strong desire to satisfy or exceed customer expectations.
• High attention to detail with organisational, time management skills and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative with the ability to work well with others.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide day-to-day supervision of machine shop employees to ensure that the shop is running safely, efficiently and effectively.
• Create and maintain an engaged, positive and inclusive teamwork environment.
• Ensure safe work practices and conditions and identify and manage hazards and risks.
• Identify, recommend and provide solutions to quality problems through the designated channels.
• Reduce set up time and machining time through process improvements.
• Conduct skill gaps analysis and schedule training and development opportunities.
• Evaluate employee performance through the review of completed work assignments.
• Conduct Toolbox Talks to uplift capability, learning and awareness for team.
• Ensures proper employee relations and conditions of employment are maintained.
• Plan, organise and prioritise work & liaise with other departments as needed to ensure production is at peak performance.
• Coordinate and monitor the activities of the Machinists to ensure quality and compliance.
• Set up and adjustment of machines.
• Verify dimensions of machined parts using precision measuring instruments.
• Document and report deviations from specifications and tolerances.
• Inspection of sub-contract, various materials and hardness.
• Responsible for finished Component Dimensions.
• Assist Machinists as required.
• Maintain all machine shop repair and maintenance records.
• Investigates and reports on audit findings, conformance to specification and production issues.
• Responsible for tracking the financial impacts of projects.
• Generate production reports to the Production Manager on shop and machine performance.
• Certify Machinists work to ensure the quality standards are met.
• Ensure accurate use of time and attendance.
• Conduct interview process of new hires when required.
• GOALS and Performance Development Plans are developed and maintained for team members.

In return we offer:

• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Opportunities for further training, development and progression.
• Excellent remuneration, benefits, incentives and bonuses.
• 17.5% leave loading
• Onsite parking
• Uniform, PPE, tools and work boots supplied.
• Bonus target of 10% of base salary.
• Established manufacturing organisation with many years’ industry experience and part of a wider global brand.
• Salary paid Wednesday fortnightly

Applications close 16th of April, please email ray@dtgtalent.com for additional information.