Machine Operator - Team Leader (Turning and Holes)

Description:

Machine Operator – Team Leader (Turning & Holes Section)

Roemer’s Grinding Works is seeking a skilled and experienced Machine Operator – Team Leader for our Turning and Holes Section. This role is suited to a hands-on leader with solid technical ability in fitting, turning and milling, and a strong commitment to Lean Manufacturing principles, quality, and team development.Key Responsibilities

The Machine Operator – Team Leader will be responsible for leading a production team while actively participating in daily operations. The role includes, but is not limited to:

• Leading and developing a team of machine operators using Lean Manufacturing principles, with a strong focus on continuous improvement.

• Managing team performance to consistently achieve a minimum SLA of 98%.

• Creating and maintaining a stable production environment through effective control of the 5 M’s (Material, Machine, Manpower, Method and Measurement).

• Ensuring machines are correctly maintained, calibrated and operated, with minimal breakdowns, zero defects and no unplanned stoppages.

• Implementing and enforcing standardised work procedures to meet Roemer’s quality standards and tolerances.

• Applying and maintaining 5S standards, conducting weekly housekeeping assessments and ensuring ongoing compliance.

• Using Kanban boards to manage production scheduling effectively.

• Reducing waste, particularly defect and waiting waste, and achieving a minimum Quality Yield of 95% per month.

• Ensuring all work is properly inspected before moving to the next process and before handover to Quality Control.

• Preparing jobs by interpreting drawings, specifications and samples, and instructing team members accordingly.

• Ensuring furnace jobs are correctly prepared for hardening, tempering and annealing where applicable.

• Promoting and enforcing adherence to Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) policies and procedures.

• Providing input into team member KPAs and supporting in-house training and skills development.

• Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues related to turning, milling, grinding, planning machines and furnaces. Minimum Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Machine Operator, preferably within a Turning and Holes or similar precision engineering environment.

  • Qualification and/or experience in Fitting and Turning and Milling.

  • Strong understanding of machining principles, measurements, tolerances and quality standards.

  • Demonstrated leadership ability with experience supervising or guiding others.

  • Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and production control systems.

  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications. Remuneration

    • Wage rate will be in accordance with the MEIBC rate schedule.

      Interested and suitably qualified internal or external candidates are invited to apply in accordance with company procedures.