Global Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor – Hands-On Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Early finish Fridays

25 days annual leave + holidays

Company pension

Life assurance

Tool allowance

Job summary

Meritus is recruiting an Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor in the United Kingdom. The role combines 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 lead a team, oversee projects from start to finish, and ensure on-site installations are properly supervised at customer locations worldwide.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on electrical fitting, machine build or equipment manufacturing experience.
• Previous experience supervising or leading other electrical fitters or engineers.
• Around 1–2+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience would be beneficial, but candidates stepping up will be considered.
• HNC or equivalent qualification within an electrical discipline.
• 18th Edition or NVQ would be advantageous.
• Experience delivering equipment builds or engineering projects against deadlines.

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 continues to grow.

Skills

Hands-on electrical fitting

Team leadership

Electrical fault-finding

Problem solving

Education

HNC in Electrical Discipline

18th Edition or NVQ

Job description

Meritus is recruiting an Electrical Manufacturing Supervisor in the United Kingdom. The role combines 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 lead a team, oversee projects from start to finish, and ensure on-site installations are properly supervised at customer locations worldwide.