Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor: Hands-On, Travel

Meritus; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Early finish Fridays

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Tool allowance

Job summary

Meritus are recruiting for an Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor to join our client within the specialist engineering and equipment manufacturing sector. This is a permanent position combining hands-on electrical fitting with day-to-day leadership of a growing electrical manufacturing team, including opportunities to travel internationally to support customer installations.

You will work between the Electrical Manager and the wider fitting team, helping organise day-to-day activity while

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on electrical fitting, machine build or equipment manufacturing experience.
• Supervising or leading Electrical Fitters or Engineers.
• 1-2+ years supervisory or team leadership experience.
• HNC or equivalent qualification within an electrical discipline.
• Electrical qualifications such as 18th Edition or NVQ advantageous.
• Willingness to travel internationally (~25%).
• Full UK driving licence and valid passport.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and motivate a team of Electrical Fitters while remaining hands-on with equipment builds.
• Take ownership of projects and tasks through to completion.
• Ensure electrical test and inspection activities are completed and accurately recorded.
• Plan daily workloads and provide guidance to help the team achieve weekly production schedules.
• Monitor project progress and work closely with the Manufacturing Manager.
• Support on-site installation and supervise teams at customer locations worldwide.
• Act as the company representative on customer sites, coordinating builds and organising the team's time effectively.
• Promote safe working practices, continuous improvement and high manufacturing standards.
• Mentor and develop team members as the manufacturing function grows.

Skills

Electrical fitting

Team leadership

Supervisory experience

Driving licence

Electrical fault-finding

Education

HNC or equivalent (electrical)

18th Edition / NVQ

Job description

Meritus are recruiting for an Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor to join our client within the specialist engineering and equipment manufacturing sector. This is a permanent position combining hands-on electrical fitting with day-to-day leadership of a growing electrical manufacturing team, including opportunities to travel internationally to support customer installations.

You will work between the Electrical Manager and the wider fitting team, helping organise day-to-day activity while