Machine Shop Manager
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week
Working hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 4:00pm | Friday, 7:00am – 1:00pm
Reporting to: Workshop Manager
Working arrangement: On-site
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Machine Shop Manager to lead and oversee a busy machining function within a highly technical engineering and manufacturing environment.
This is a key leadership position for someone with strong machine shop experience, proven team management skills and a good understanding of CNC machining, procurement and external manufacturing.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the machine shop operates efficiently, delivers high-quality work and meets production and project requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and lead the machine shop team.
- Oversee day-to-day machining activities and workflow.
- Ensure work is completed to the required quality, specification and deadlines.
- Manage CNC and manual machining activities.
- Support production planning, capacity planning and resource allocation.
- Manage the procurement of materials, tooling and machine shop requirements.
- Identify and manage the outsourcing of metallic work that cannot be completed in-house.
- Liaise with external suppliers to ensure quality, cost and delivery requirements are met.
- Monitor stock and material requirements.
- Work closely with engineering and production teams.
- Support quality control and inspection requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and manufacturing capability.
- Provide technical input into machining and manufacturing projects.
- Support project planning and delivery.
- Develop and support the machine shop team.
What We’re Looking For
The key requirement is strong practical experience working within a machine shop, combined with experience managing or leading a team.
Ideally, you will have:
- Proven experience managing or supervising a machine shop.
- Strong knowledge of machining and manufacturing processes.
- Experience with CNC machining.
- Experience working with precision components and tight tolerances.
- Experience managing procurement and suppliers.
- Experience outsourcing machining or metallic work.
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience with production planning and resource management.
- A practical, hands‑on approach to leadership and problem‑solving.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- The ability to work effectively across engineering, production and supply chain functions.
Desirable Experience
Experience within a high-performance or technically demanding environment, such as the following, would be advantageous:
- Motorsport
- Aerospace
- Marine
- Automotive
- Advanced engineering
- Precision manufacturing
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who combines technical machining knowledge with strong leadership and project management ability.
A background that includes the following would be particularly relevant:
- Machine Shop Management
- CNC
- Team Leadership
- Procurement
- Outsourcing
- Project Management
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced machine shop professional to take ownership of a technically challenging and important manufacturing function.
Role Summary
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week
Working hours: Monday – Thursday, 7:00am – 4:00pm; Friday, 7:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Southampton, Hampshire
Working arrangement: On-site
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