Industrial Electrical Supervisor
Smart Industrial
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Job summary
Smart Industrial is seeking an experienced Industrial Electrical Supervisor to lead field electricians across Sydney's industrial and manufacturing sites. The role combines hands-on electrical troubleshooting, machine breakdown response, PLC fault-finding, and day-to-day team coordination.
Australian industrial experience and proven supervisory ability are essential. You will oversee maintenance planning, safety compliance, and customer liaison whiletraveling between sites across Sydney.
Qualifications
- Australian industrial experience in manufacturing, maintenance or field services.
- Electrical trade qualification and current Australian electrical licence.
- Experience leading electricians or industrial field service technicians.
- Hands-on with breakdowns, preventative maintenance, PLC fault-finding and automated equipment.
- Valid driver's licence and Australian citizenship required.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and coordinate electricians and subcontractors across customer sites.
- Troubleshoot industrial breakdowns, PLC faults and automated equipment issues.
- Coordinate maintenance schedules, job quotations, resources and daily work priorities.
- Oversee preventative maintenance and corrective repairs to minimise equipment downtime.
- Prepare SWMS and JSAs, maintain safety and quality standards, and liaise with customers and production teams.
Skills
Job description
Supervise electricians across Sydney, solve PLC and breakdown faults, and keep manufacturing sites moving.
Smart Industrial client provides electrical maintenance and field services to industrial and manufacturing customers across Sydney.
Working across a diverse range of industrial environments, Smart Industrial helps customers maintain reliable equipment, minimise production downtime and keep critical operations running.
You'll join a growing industrial services business where technical expertise, reliable customer service and strong team leadership make a real difference.
We're seeking an experienced Industrial Electrical Supervisor to lead field electricians across Sydney's industrial and manufacturing sectors. This is a hands‑on leadership role combining electrical troubleshooting, machine breakdown response, PLC fault‑finding, preventative maintenance and day‑to‑day team coordination.
You’ll work across a variety of industrial sites, supporting customers with complex electrical issues while coordinating technicians, prioritising jobs and maintaining high standards of safety and service.
Australian industrial experience and proven supervisory experience are essential.
- Lead, mentor and coordinate electricians and subcontractors across customer sites.
- Troubleshoot industrial breakdowns, PLC faults and automated equipment issues.
- Coordinate maintenance schedules, job quotations, resources and daily work priorities.
- Oversee preventative maintenance and corrective repairs to minimise equipment downtime.
- Prepare SWMS and JSAs, maintain safety and quality standards, and liaise with customers and production teams.
To be considered, you must have:
- Australian industrial experience: Proven experience in industrial manufacturing, maintenance or industrial field services within Australia.
- Electrical qualifications and licensing: Relevant electrical trade qualifications and a current, appropriate Australian electrical licence.
- Supervisory experience: Demonstrated experience leading or supervising electricians or industrial field service technicians.
- Technical capability: Hands‑on experience with industrial breakdowns, preventative maintenance, PLC fault‑finding and automated equipment.
- Essential eligibility: A current driver's licence and Australian citizenship, as required under customer contract eligibility conditions.
Experience across FMCG, food and beverage, steel, paper, pharmaceutical or other manufacturing environments will be highly regarded.
At our client's business, the work is varied, practical and closely connected to customers' day‑to‑day operations.
You’ll have the opportunity to work across different industrial environments, tackle challenging technical problems and help develop the skills and confidence of the technicians around you.
For someone who enjoys solving problems, supporting a team and seeing the direct impact of their work on manufacturing operations, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution as the business grows.
- Competitive salary package: $$130k-$150k + OT+ superannuation.
- Overtime opportunities: Increase your earning potential.
- Company vehicle: Travel between industrial and manufacturing sites across Sydney.
- Career progression: Develop your leadership capability with a growing industrial maintenance contractor.
- Variety of industrial work: Support customers across FMCG, food and beverage, steel, paper, pharmaceutical and manufacturing environments.
- Technical challenges: Stay hands‑on with machinery, automation systems, electrical breakdowns and PLC troubleshooting.
- Leadership opportunity: Build your team, improve service delivery and help minimise customer downtime.
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