Electrical Supervisor – Manufacturing
Location: Walsall
£57,000 per annum (inclusive of allowances & bonuses) Overtime Available | Private Medical Insurance
Working Hours: Days Mon – Friday 8am start.
Electrical Supervisor Outline:
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor to lead electrical activities on site within a busy, heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
This is a key leadership role responsible for electrical safety, compliance, standards, governance, and technical authority across the site.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will partner closely with Operations to deliver continuous improvement, reduce risk, improve asset reliability, and ensure full regulatory compliance.
Electrical Supervisor Key Responsibilities:
Lead and promote a strong electrical safety culture, including contractor management
Act as Electrical Authorised Person and site technical authority
Own isolation, permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out processes
Ensure full compliance with UK electrical legislation and industrial standards
Manage electrical change control and PLC software version control
Identify hazards, assess risks and implement robust control measures
Coach, train and develop shift electricians to build capability and consistency
Lead fault finding and provide escalation support for complex electrical issues
Reduce reactive maintenance through preventative and reliability strategies
Support commissioning, shut-downs and outages
Manage electrical maintenance and project costs effectively
Drive continuous improvement across planning, work flow and execution
About You:
You will be an electrically biased engineer with a background in heavy industrial manufacturing environments with current or recent experience as electrical engineer, engineering supervisor, engineering manager, maintenance manager, electrical maintenance superivsor, site electrical engineer, charge hand, electrical technician, lead electrical maintenance engineer, electrical control & instrumentation engineer, automation engineer, controls engineer.
Essential Requirements:
Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
Previous electrical supervisory experience in an industrial / manufacturing setting
Electrical engineering background
Strong hands-on experience with Siemens PLCs (STEP 7)
Experience fault finding and modifying PLC software
Knowledge of electrical compliance, asset management and change control
Familiarity with UK electrical legislation and EHS standards
The Return:
Minimum earnings of £57,000 per annum
Overtime to increase earning potential
Private medical insurance (covering you and your partner/family)
Retail and gym discounts
Life assurance (2x annual salary)
Share Incentive Plan
Commutable from: Lichfield, Bloxwich, Aldridge, Sutton Coldfield, Minworth, Cannock, Walsall
If you are a safety-focused Electrical Supervisor looking for a leadership role in a stable, high-performing manufacturing environment Apply now to be part of a business where safety, reliability and people development are at the core of what they do.
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