{"id":2459,"date":"2026-08-28T13:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/?job_listing=machine-shop-team-leader"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:34:38","slug":"machine-shop-team-leader","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/?job_listing=machine-shop-team-leader","title":{"rendered":"Machine Shop Team Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Machine Shop Team Leader | Poole | DOE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You&#8217;ll take full ownership of a machine shop shift team, driving performance, quality, and delivery.<br \/>This is a role where your leadership sets the standard, not just supports it.<br \/>If you want a high-impact role where results are visible and yours to own, this is it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a Machine Shop Team Leader, you will benefit from:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Genuine autonomy to run your shift and drive improvements<\/li>\n<li>Clear scope to shape team performance and standards<\/li>\n<li>A hands-on technical role backed by real decision-making authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>As a Machine Shop Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Lead and coordinate shift teams to hit daily, weekly, and monthly production targets<\/li>\n<li>Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement across the machine shop<\/li>\n<li>Manage people performance, including appraisals, probation reviews, and capability<\/li>\n<li>Lead root cause analysis to resolve quality and performance issues<\/li>\n<li>Maintain health, safety, and wellbeing standards across the shift<\/li>\n<li>Support technical problem-solving on complex machining challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>As a Machine Shop Team Leader, your experience will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Proven leadership in a CNC machining or manufacturing environment<\/li>\n<li>Strong grounding in Lean tools (5S, Kaizen, SMED, TPM)<\/li>\n<li>Experience managing people and driving performance under pressure<\/li>\n<li>Solid stakeholder communication and reporting skills<\/li>\n<li>Confident with Microsoft Office and production systems<\/li>\n<li>Working knowledge of health and safety requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Working hours:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This role operates on a rotating shift pattern, two weeks earlies followed by two weeks lates:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Early Shift: Mon to Thurs, 6am to 2:15pm, Fri 6am to 12pm<\/li>\n<li>Late Shift: Mon to Thurs, 2:15pm to 10:15pm, Fri 12pm to 7:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is a chance to lead a shift that runs the way you want it to, with real ownership over results. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call <strong>Ella Deeley<\/strong> at Rubicon for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_application":"ellad.446E8D1D4.0@applybe.com","_company_name":"","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[21],"job-categories":[8],"job-types":[19],"class_list":["post-2459","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_region-poole","job_listing_category-engineering","job-type-permanent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob_listing_region&post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob-categories&post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.rubiconpeople.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fjob-types&post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}