Senior CNC Machinist / Team Leader

Senior CNC Machinist / Team Leader focuses on operate, and optimise the latest 5-axis cnc machining centres, including matsuura (fanuc) and dmg mori (heidenhain) machines, ensuring maximum machine performance and productivity.

What the role involves

• Operate, and optimise the latest 5-axis CNC machining centres, including Matsuura (Fanuc) and DMG Mori (Heidenhain) machines, ensuring maximum machine performance and productivity.
• Support a team of two machinists, driving high standards of workmanship, efficiency, and continuous development.
• Prove out prototype and new production components, providing detailed feedback to the CAM programming team on tooling selection, cutting strategies, speeds, and feeds to optimise m.
• Ensure production control plans, quality procedures, and engineering standards are adhered to throughout the manufacturing process.
• Perform in-process inspections using a range of manual measuring equipment and gauges, ensuring components meet exacting quality standards and tight tolerances.
• Collaborate closely with Quality, Planning, Engineering, and Management teams to resolve technical challenges, improve processes.

Skills and requirements

• Proven experience as a CNC Machinist within a precision engineering environment, with strong expertise in 5-axis machining of prototype and low-volume, high-complexity components.
• Extensive experience operating, setting, and programming CNC machining centres, ideally Matsuura (Fanuc) and/or DMG Mori (Heidenhain) machines.
• Previous experience in a senior machinist, team leader, or supervisory capacity, with the ability to lead, mentor.
• Demonstrated ability to manage production priorities.

Candidate fit

• We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior CNC Machinist.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled machinist with strong leadership capabilities to take ownership of our 5-axis machining operations while supporting the contin.

Additional role context

• Established in 2016, Belman is a multi-site precision engineering specialist with facilities in Milton Keynes and Birmingham.