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J P Forrest & Son are sub contract engineers specialising in medium-heavy fabricated and machined components manufactured to customer-specific requirements in small batches or one-offs, such as gearbox housings, main frames and sub-assemblies for industries including Rail, Oil and Gas, Steel making, Renewable Energy, Mining and Quarrying.
We are looking for a machine shop supervisor with extensive machine shop knowledge who can effectively supervise a team of ten skilled machinists working on horizontal borers and lathes.Â
You will be expected to:
- Produce time/cost estimates for machine shop operations.
- Plan, program and supervise machine shop operations to ensure jobs are completed correctly and within budget, using CAD/CAM software and Heidenhain / Fanuc controls.
- Plan machine shop workload to ensure jobs are completed on time.
- Communicate with operators and customers as necessary to resolve machining issues
A machine shop supervisor should also have:
- Good people skills, including motivation and effective discipline.
- Awareness of Health & Safety legislation, Employment Law and ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems.
 Working hours are 39 hours per week:
Monday to Thursday: 7.30am – 4.30pm
Friday:  7.30am – 12.30pm
Reasonable flexibility is allowed around these hours
