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Redditch
Market related
Permanent
On Site
Setter Operator
Redditch
Competitive Salary
Monday to Thursday – 08:00 -16:30 & Friday 08:00 – 15:00
Our client is a well-established manufacturer of bespoke products used within the electrical industry sector for both the UK and globally, and they are seeking a Setter Operator to join their existing team. As a Setter Operator, you will set, calibrate and operate production machinery.
Setter Operator Responsibilities
- Setting and operating production machinery.
- Use precision measurement tools.
- Work to tight tolerances.
- Measure out length and quantity of materials using Excel and mental arithmetic.
- Ensure that production targets are achieved.
Setter Operator Requirements
- Previous experience working in a Setter Operator position.
- Experienced in using production machinery.
- Background in the metal industry sector would be beneficial but not essential.
- Must be a Team player
- Comfortable being trained on both new and legacy machinery.
If you are interested in Setter Operator positions and looking for a permanent day’s opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Evesham
Competitive Salary
Permanent
On Site
Assembly Fitter
Evesham
Competitive Salary
Our client is a speciality manufacturer of technical machinery & equipment, and they are seeking an Assembly Fitter to join their existing team. As an Assembly Fitter, you will work to engineering drawings, use bench hand tools and assemble technical machinery.
Assembly Fitter Responsibilities:
- Read and work to technical engineering drawings.
- Assemble both mechanical and electrical parts.
- Installing and fitting hydraulic, mechanical and electrical components.
- Use both hand and power tools during assembly processes
- Troubleshoot and carry out basic repairs during the assembly process.
Assembly Fitter Requirements:
- Previous assembly and fitting experience
- Experienced working within a busy manufacturing environment
- Experienced working with hydraulic and electrical systems are essential
- High level of attention to detail and pride in workmanship
- Must be able to work from engineering drawings
- Must be a team player
If interested in Assembly Fitter positions, please apply at your earliest opportunity.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Redditch
Market related
Permanent
On Site
Machine Technician
Redditch
Competitive Salary
Monday to Thursday – 08:00 -16:30 & Friday 08:00 – 15:00
Our client is a well-established manufacturer of bespoke products used within the electrical industry sector for both the UK and globally, and they are seeking a Machine Technician to join their existing team. As a Machine Technician, you will set, calibrate and operate precision production equipment.
Machine Technician Responsibilities
- Working to engineering drawings and production documents.
- Use precision measurement equipment to set equipment accurately.
- Set, calibrate and operate precision measurement equipment.
- Calculate lengths and quantities of materials required for production using Excel and mental arithmetic.
- Support other production activities when required.
Machine Technician Requirements
- Previous experience working in a production/manufacturing environment.
- Experienced in operating & setting production machinery
- Apprentice trained and entry level candidates will be considered.
- Experience working with metals would be beneficial.
- Must be able to work to engineering drawings and production documents.
- Must be comfortable in making calculations and using Exsel.
If you are interested in Machine Technician positions and looking for a permanent day’s opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Dudley
Competitive Salary
Permanent
On Site
Quality Technician / Quality Inspector – Manufacturing
Location: Dudley
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Overview:
- Are you an experienced Quality Technician, Quality Inspector, or Quality Control professional looking for a hands-on manufacturing quality role?
- We are recruiting for a Quality Technician to join a well-established manufacturing business in Dudley. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with quality inspection, ISO 9001, and manufacturing quality experience who enjoys working closely with production and engineering teams to improve product quality and reduce waste.
The role:
- As a Quality Technician, you will be responsible for first-off, in-process, and final inspection activities, ensuring products meet specification and customer quality requirements. You will also support process control, non-conformance investigations, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out first-off, in-process, and final inspections
- Perform quality inspections using measurement and inspection equipment
- Verify products against specifications and quality standards
- Monitor defects, scrap, and reject rates
- Raise and manage non-conformance reports (NCRs)
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Assist with ISO 9001 quality system compliance
- Participate in internal quality audits
- Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing activities
- Work closely with production, engineering, and technical teams to improve quality performance
What we’re looking for:
We are interested in candidates with experience in quality inspection, quality assurance, or quality control within a manufacturing environment.
You should have:
- Previous experience as a Quality Technician, Quality Inspector, QC Technician, QA Technician, or Inspection Technician
- Experience of manufacturing quality inspection
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 quality management systems
- Experience using measurement and inspection equipment
- Strong attention to detail
- Good problem-solving skills
- The ability to investigate and challenge quality issues professionally
- Good IT skills, including Excel
Desirable experience
- Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:
- Foundry, metal pressing, ceramics, refractory, engineering, heavy manufacturing, or industrial manufacturing
- Internal ISO 9001 auditing
- SAP
- Lean manufacturing or 5S
- Continuous improvement projects
Why apply?
This role offers the opportunity to be involved in quality inspection, process improvement, ISO 9001 activities, and manufacturing quality projects within a stable engineering and manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in improving product quality, reducing waste, and supporting operational excellence.
If you have experience in quality inspection, quality control, manufacturing quality, ISO 9001, NCR management, or continuous improvement, we would be interested in hearing from you.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Tewkesbury
Strong salary and benefits
Permanent
On Site
Production Supervisor - Tewkesbury
In support of a privately owned and successful SME UK based manufacturing Group, a new role of Production Supervisor based in Tewkesbury is required who will be responsible for supporting the Operations Director in the day-to-day coordination, supervision and performance of the production areas. The role will provide a clear management presence across the machining and production teams, helping to ensure that work is completed safely, efficiently, to the required quality standard and in line with customer and business priorities.
The Production Supervisor will work closely with Section Leads, Team Leads, Planning, Engineering, Quality and other departments to maintain production flow, resolve day-to-day issues, improve communication and support consistent standards of performance, conduct and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day running of the assigned production areas.
- Support the Operations Director in delivering production plans, customer priorities and operational targets.
- Monitor workload, capacity, bottlenecks and resource requirements across production areas.
- Ensure employees understand daily priorities, expected standards and any changes to production requirements.
- Support the effective use of labour, equipment, materials and working time.
- Help identify and resolve issues affecting production flow, including delays, rework, shortages, machine downtime or skills gaps.
- Escalate significant operational issues to the Operations Director where appropriate.
- Promote good housekeeping, safe working practices and professional standards across the production areas.
- Encourage continuous improvement.
- Support training, development and skills progression within the production teams.
- Work with Engineering and Quality to ensure technical requirements are understood and followed.
- Support the implementation of business systems, procedures and process improvements.
People Management Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day supervision, support and direction to employees within the assigned areas.
- Work with Section Leads and Team Leads to ensure employees are working effectively and meeting expected standards.
- Address minor conduct, timekeeping, attendance, productivity and performance issues at an early stage.
- Carry out return-to-work discussions, welfare check-ins and informal performance conversations where appropriate.
- Support HR and the Operations Director with investigations, disciplinary, capability or absence matters where required. Help ensure holiday, absence and shift cover arrangements are managed effectively.
- Support communication between shopfloor employees, Section Leads and senior management.
- Encourage a positive, accountable and team-focused working environment.
Quality, Delivery and Health & Safety
- Ensure production work is completed in line with drawings, specifications, work instructions and customer requirements.
- Reinforce the importance of right-first-time quality and accurate job completion.
- Work with Quality and Engineering to help resolve non-conformances, rework issues and recurring problems.
- Support delivery performance by monitoring job progress and helping remove obstacles.
- Ensure employees follow health and safety rules, PPE requirements and safe systems of work.
- Report and escalate health and safety concerns promptly.
- Support accident, near-miss or quality investigations where required.
- Promote a clean, organised and safe working environment.
Skills and Experience - Essential
- Experience in CNC machining, precision engineering or aerospace manufacturing.
- Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering or production environment.
- Good understanding of production flow, operational priorities and shopfloor management.
- Ability to supervise, organise and motivate people.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to deal with issues directly and professionally.
- Good problem-solving ability and a practical, hands-on approach.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Good awareness of quality, health and safety and delivery requirements.
Ideally, you should have experience of working within the aerospace sector and have familiarity with production planning systems or ERP/MRP systems.
Success will be measured by improved day-to-day control of production areas, better communication and improved delivery performance and production flow.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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Worcester
£32,240 - 44,373 per year + excellent benefits
Permanent
On Site
Spindle Service Supervisor
Worcester
£32,240 to £44,373 plus excellent benefits including 8% pension and healthcare
The Company
Our client, Yamazaki Mazak, is a leading global machine tool manufacturer that has been at the forefront of the industry for many years. Located at its European Manufacturing Plant in Worcester, the Spindle Service Centre (SSC) is a specialist facility responsible for the repair, refurbishment and testing of machine tool spindles. With over 20 years of expertise, the team repairs more than 1,000 spindles each year, delivering high-quality rebuilds, fast turnaround times and industry-leading service to customers across Europe.
Job Description:
- Setting weekly plans and targets to ensure the team achieves required daily output.
- Reporting daily on any issues relating to parts availability and supporting the smooth flow of spindles through the department.
- Maintaining and controlling quality standards, ensuring the team consistently completes spindle repairs to the highest levels.
- Ensuring effective communication between teams and departments to support an efficient spindle repair process.
- Ensuring Yamazaki Mazak Health, Safety and Environmental procedures are implemented, maintained and communicated effectively across the department.
- Promoting a positive culture by engaging employees in health and safety improvements, continuous improvement activities and Kaizen initiatives.
- Driving continuous improvement activities to improve efficiency, quality and productivity.
- Driving 5S activities within the team to maintain high standards of workplace organisation.
- Reporting and updating departmental KPI results.
- Creating, managing and conducting staff appraisals.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Proven leadership experience delivering against SQDCP objectives (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People).
- Proactive approach with a strong focus on problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Experience working within a supervisory role in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement techniques.
- Knowledge of quality control standards and inspection processes.
- Commitment to maintaining health and safety compliance within the workplace.
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues and implement effective corrective actions.
- Strong decision-making skills with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Experience planning and scheduling production activities to meet deadlines.
- Ability to manage resources effectively and reduce downtime.
- Proven ability to lead, coach and develop a team to achieve production targets.
- Experience managing performance issues and fostering a positive working environment.
- Strong communication, influencing and conflict resolution skills.
Desirable Criteria
- Knowledge of the Spindle Service Centre processes
The successful candidate can also expect the following:
- Join a successful, multi-national manufacturing company
- Excellent career potential
- 8% Pension Contribution
- Private Health Care
- Death in Service Package
- Full Sick Pay
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Free Parking
- Subsidised Restaurant
If this Spindle Service Supervisor role sounds like the right opportunity for you then please call to discuss further or email me at the address supplied.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
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