Control Panel Supervisor

Proactive Global; Southborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking an experienced Control Panel Supervisor to join an established engineering and manufacturing environment. You will oversee day-to-day panel build activities, support technicians, and ensure work is completed safely and within timescales.

You will read electrical drawings, lead a small team, coordinate workloads, and drive quality improvements while liaising with engineering and production to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical panel building, control systems or electrical assembly.
• Supervising, leading or mentoring technicians is advantageous.
• Good understanding of electrical systems and components.
• Able to interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Practical panel wiring, assembly and testing experience.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a team on build and wiring of electrical control panels.
• Organise daily workloads to meet production requirements.
• Read and work from electrical drawings and technical documentation.
• Provide technical support during assembly, wiring and testing.
• Carry out checks to ensure panels meet quality and workmanship standards.
• Maintain production and testing records and liaise with engineering/production to resolve issues.

Skills

Electrical panel building

Team leadership

Reading electrical drawings

Fault-finding

Hand & power tools

Attention to detail

Tools

PLC/control equipment

Job description

Position: Control Panel Supervisor

Proactive are currently recruiting for an experienced Control Panel Supervisor to join an established engineering and manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day panel build activities, supporting technicians, maintaining quality standards and ensuring work is completed safely and within agreed timescales.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and support a team working on the build and wiring of electrical control panels


• Organise daily workloads and ensure work is progressing in line with production requirements


• Read and work from electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation


• Provide technical support to the team during assembly, wiring and testing activitiesCarry out checks on completed work to ensure panels meet the required quality and workmanship standards


• Assist with testing and fault-finding where required


• Maintain relevant production and testing records


• Liaise with engineering and production colleagues to resolve technical or scheduling issues


• Identify opportunities to improve workshop processes, efficiency and quality


• Support the training and development of less experienced members of the team

Skills:

• Previous experience in electrical panel building, control systems, electrical assembly or a similar environment


• Experience supervising, leading or mentoring technicians would be advantageous


• Good understanding of electrical systems and components


• Comfortable interpreting electrical drawings and schematics


• Practical experience with panel wiring, assembly and testing


• Good fault-finding and problem-solving ability


• Familiarity with PLC/control equipment would be beneficial


• Confident using standard hand and power tools


• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing quality work


• Good communication and organisational skills


• Able to prioritise workloads and work effectively to deadlines


• Proactive attitude with an interest in improving processes and supporting the wider team

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy