Senior Technician Machining
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Are you an experienced Senior Technician – Machining looking for a new challenge.
We’re looking for a Senior Technician - Machining to take responsibility for the day-to-day running of our Machining areas, ensuring operations are safe, efficient, and aligned with customer and business needs.
Reporting to the Operations Leader, you will work closely with Manufacturing Engineers, Operational Technicians, Logistics Technicians, and other support functions. This role includes direct line management responsibility and carries clear operational accountability.
We’re looking for a self-motivated individual who can work independently, coordinate activities, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, structured environment. A proactive, "get-it-done" approach is essential, along with a willingness to step in wherever needed to keep operations running smoothly.
What you’ll do
As senior Technician your main responsibilities will be to
- Take operational responsibility for the Machining department
- Act as the primary point of contact supporting the Operations Leader in maintaining shopfloor disciplines, health & safety adherence, and process compliance.
- Maintain and promote Health & Safety (H&S) standards, ensuring all activities adhere to company policies, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements, quality standards, and internal procedures.
- People Leadership, including coaching, 1:1’s and performance
- Ensure work areas are maintained to a high standard of housekeeping and organisation using 5S principles.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety, and improve production documentation
- Work closely with the Operations Leader, Manufacturing Engineers, and operational teams to solve technical challenges and optimise processes
- Carry out Risk and COSHH assessments
- Create and maintain team training matrices, identifying training gaps and developing plans to address them and reduce operational risk.
Who we’re looking for
This role will suit a Senior Technician – Machining with
- Team Leading qualification and experience within an operational, manufacturing, or production environment.
- Demonstrable direct experience, typically gained through working with CNC machine tools within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings and associated specifications.
- Apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
- Good knowledge of turning.
- General knowledge of cutting tools and their application.
- Experience with Siemens 840D / 828 control systems.
Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Strong work ethic with a focus on reliability and accountability.
- Experience with INDEX and/or DN Solutions machine tools.
- Multi-channel turn/mill machine experience.
- Experience using Siemens NX CAD/CAM software.
Interview Process
Once you submit your application, it will be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team. If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to take part in a two-stage interview process.
Reference and Security Checks
Please be aware that many roles working for MTC will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
All candidates must meet Right to Work in the UK criteria and achieve the required security and clearance requirements to undertake this role which will be shared with you upon application.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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