Industrial Electrical Workshop Supervisor

ZipRecruiter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workshop in rotating equipment repairs seeks a Workshop Supervisor for its electrical division in Manchester. The role involves overseeing a team, providing technical support, and ensuring the quality of repairs on motors and other rotating equipment. Candidates should have experience as an electrical fitter and ideally some supervisory experience.

Benefits

On-call work with additional pay

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience as a workshop electrical fitter.
• Skills in repairing AC & DC motors and rotating equipment.
• Full clean driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Supervising workshop operatives and providing technical support.
• Managing workflow and ensuring timely job completion.
• Dismantling and inspecting equipment for quality assurance.

Skills

Electrical repairs

Supervisor experience

Technical support

Quality control

Job description

Job Description

Our client, an award-winning rotating equipment repairs workshop, is seeking a Workshop Supervisor for their electrical repairs division. You will report to the Workshop Manager and oversee a team of workshop electrical fitters and other personnel.

The role involves repairing rotating equipment on the electrical side, including pumps, motors, gearboxes, generators, and other rotating equipment. Key responsibilities include:

1. Supervising and providing technical support to workshop operatives, both on the bench and during shifts.
2. Dismantling and inspecting work to ensure quality and completeness.
3. Testing motors and repairing motors, gearboxes, pumps, and generators.
4. Managing workflow to ensure timely completion of jobs and excellent customer service.
5. Progressing jobs through the workshop, checking work requirements, and ordering parts.
6. Covering for the Workshop Manager by pricing jobs during their absence.
7. Ensuring parts are ordered and allocated to team members for assembly, followed by testing before delivery.
8. Ensuring adherence to workshop procedures and monitoring job progress, including job times.
9. Maintaining training records for operatives.
10. Deputising for the Workshop Manager and taking responsibility for all workshop activities.
11. Managing calibration of measuring equipment.
12. Attending site as required, including site work and out-of-hours call-outs.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a workshop electrical fitter, working with a range of motors including AC & DC machines.
• Experience repairing rotating equipment from an electrical perspective.
• Right to work in the UK (sponsorship not provided).
• Located in or willing to relocate to Greater Manchester/North West England.
• Ideally some supervisory or management experience.
• Full clean driving license.
• Ability to cover shifts on a rota basis.

What’s on offer:

• On-call work with additional pay.
• Free parking.
• OTE around £55,000 including overtime, time-and-a-half, and double pay.