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.

• 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.

• 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, switch gear 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.