Supervisor Electrical Maintenance

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and your dep

Job summary

EDGE seeks an experienced Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to lead the electrical maintenance function for CNC machines, SPMs and production equipment. You will ensure maximum reliability, availability, and operating efficiency through hands-on supervision of maintenance activities and strong expertise in CNC controls, PLCs, servo drives, and electrical troubleshooting.

The role involves planning, coordinating, and supervising daily maintenance, conducting root cause analysis, supervising

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with CNC controls, PLCs, servo drives and electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience in preventive and breakdown maintenance in an industrial setting.
• Ability to supervise technicians and coordinate with OEMs and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise daily electrical maintenance activities for CNCs, SPMs and production equipment.
• Lead preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance per schedules and OEM recommendations.
• Supervise technicians, conduct root cause analysis for major electrical breakdowns, and ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain electrical safety, monitor PLC I/O, sensors, relays, and control circuits.

Skills

CNC control systems

PLC systems

Servo drives

Electrical troubleshooting

Education

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Industrial automation diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to lead the electrical maintenance function for a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising maintenance activities across CNC machines, Special Purpose Machines (SPMs), and associated production equipment, ensuring maximum equipment reliability, availability, and operational efficiency. This is a hands-on supervisory role requiring strong expertise in CNC controls, PLC systems, servo drives, industrial automation, and electrical troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise daily electrical maintenance activities for CNC machines, SPMs, and related production equipment.Lead preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities in accordance with maintenance schedules and OEM recommendations.
• Assign and supervise technicians, ensuring timely response and resolution of equipment failures.Conduct and support root cause analysis for recurring and major electrical breakdowns.Oversee maintenance and troubleshooting of CNC control systems, PLCs, electrical panels, HMIs, and machine interfaces.Supervise maintenance of servo drives, spindle drives, motors, encoders, sensors, and feedback systems.
• Ensure safe and reliable operation of CNC axis control systems, tool changers, pallet changers, and machine sequence controls.
• Monitor and maintain electrical power distribution systems including MCCBs, MCBs, contactors, relays, transformers, and control components.
• Ensure effective troubleshooting of PLC I/O systems, sensors, solenoids, relays, interlocks, and control circuits.
• Supervise inspection and maintenance of machine safety systems, including emergency stops, safety relays, and interlocks.
• Coordinate machine installation, relocation, commissioning, and reinstallation activities from an electrical and controls perspective.
• Monitor equipment performance indicators and recommend reliability improvements to enhance machine availability and reduce downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, breakdown reports, inspection results, and spare-parts consumption using SAP or a computerized maintenance management system.
• Coordinate with OEM service providers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations, LOTO procedures, quality requirements, and company standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong knowledge of CNC control systems, PLCs, servo systems, spindle drives, motors, encoders, sensors, electrical panels, and industrial control circuits.
• Strong understanding of electrical drawings, control circuits, PLC I/O systems, machine safety circuits, and electrical troubleshooting techniques.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, breakdown management, root cause analysis, TPM, and equipment reliability principles.
• Understanding of maintenance planning, spare parts management, maintenance KPIs, MTTR, MTBF, and machine availability.
• Strong knowledge of electrical safety standards, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, and safe maintenance practices.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in electrical maintenance within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience maintaining CNC machines, SPMs, industrial machinery, PLCs, electrical control systems, drives, motors, and automation equipment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a supervisory, team lead, or senior technician role with responsibility for managing maintenance technicians and activities.
• Demonstrated experience planning manpower requirements, allocating maintenance work, monitoring completion, and coordinating activities with Production and other departments.
• Proven experience diagnosing complex electrical faults and leading corrective actions to minimize downtime.
• Experience supervising preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities in a manufacturing environment.

WHY EDGE

Working at EDGE comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education allowances for your children. But the real investment goes further than compensation. Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world-class talent from across the globe, and EDGE becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.

Candidate Privacy & Equal Opportunity Statement

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations. EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high‑performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting. Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.