Electrical Workshop Supervisor
Location: Braintree, Essex
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
We're recruiting for an experienced Electrical Workshop Supervisor to join an established electrical manufacturing business in Braintree.
This is an opportunity for someone with a strong electrical assembly or panel-building background who enjoys leading people, organising production and driving high standards across a busy workshop.
You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day running of an electrical assembly workshop, ensuring production targets are met without compromising on safety, quality or workmanship.
What you’ll be doing
- Supervising and supporting a team of electrical assemblers and panel wirers.
- Planning daily workloads, allocating resources and managing production priorities.
- Overseeing the assembly, wiring and testing of low-voltage electrical distribution panels.
- Ensuring work meets technical drawings, specifications and quality standards.
- Monitoring production output, identifying bottlenecks and resolving issues.
- Supporting staff development, training and continuous improvement.
- Maintaining high standards of workshop safety, organisation and efficiency.
What we’re looking for
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within electrical assembly, panel building or a similar technical manufacturing environment.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of electrical panel wiring, switchgear and low-voltage distribution systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical drawings.
- Good understanding of electrical testing, quality control and workshop safety.
- Experience organising production schedules, allocating workloads and managing people.
- Confident communicator who can lead from the front and make decisions.
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