Electrical Technician Supervisor

hiring and management practices that empower individuals, who are open to change and growth in their; Ramsey (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

FSA

Life Insurance

HSA with employer match

401(k) match

PTO

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

Delta ModTech is seeking an Electrical Technician Supervisor to lead the day-to-day activities of the Electrical Technician team, ensuring safe, productive, and on-schedule electrical builds, wiring, testing, and installations. You will develop technicians through coaching, feedback, and training while maintaining a strong safety culture.

You will partner with senior technicians for complex problems, balance staffing and priorities, and work across Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing,

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree or accredited apprenticeship or equivalent in a technical field.
• Extensive field and in-house experience in electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical prints, drawings, and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities and performance of Electrical Technicians.
• Ensure safety, quality, productivity, and on-schedule delivery of electrical builds.
• Coach, train, and develop technicians across skill levels.
• Plan and monitor production activities and allocate workloads.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, and Manufacturing.

Skills

Positive teamwork

Problem solving

Technical capacity

Decision making

Communication proficiency

Education

Two-year technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Electrical Technician Supervisor

9/25/2026

Reports to: Technical Operations Manager

Direct Reports: 9

Position Type/Hours:

Full-time position. Core hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Position Profile:

The Electrical Technician Supervisor leads the day-to-day activities and performance of Delta ModTech’s Electrical Technician team. This position is responsible for creating a safe, productive, and positive work environment while ensuring electrical builds, machine wiring, testing, troubleshooting, installations, and related work are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule. This role will provide direct people leadership, establishes work priorities, balances team capacity, monitors project progress, and works cross-functionally with Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and other departments to address obstacles and support successful project delivery. This position develops technicians across all skill levels through coaching, feedback, training, and clear performance expectations.

The supervisor partners closely with senior-level Electrical Technicians for technical leadership and complex problem-solving while maintaining accountability for employee performance, staffing, work assignments, safety, quality, and departmental execution.

Essential Functions:

1. People Leadership and Development

• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and support to Electrical Technicians.
• Set clear expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, productivity, teamwork, and commitment to schedule.
• Conduct regular one-on-one conversations, performance reviews, and development discussions.
• Provide timely, specific, and constructive feedback.
• Identify training needs and create development opportunities for technicians at all skill levels.
• Support onboarding and technical training for new employees.
• Partner with senior technicians to coordinate mentoring and skill development.
• Recognize strong performance and reinforce positive contributions.
• Address attendance, conduct, and performance concerns promptly and consistently in partnership with People & Culture.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, accountability, and open communication within the department.

1. Production Planning and Execution

• Plan, assign, and monitor daily electrical production activities.
• Balance workloads based on technician capabilities, project priorities, and production requirements.
• Coordinate technician assignments across multiple concurrent machine builds, repairs, upgrades, and installations.
• Monitor electrical build schedules, labor needs, project milestones, and completion dates.
• Identify potential delays, resource constraints, and production risks.
• Escalate concerns and coordinate corrective actions with appropriate stakeholders.
• Lead daily team meetings and communicate priorities, schedule changes, safety concerns, and project updates.
• Ensure employees accurately track time and communicate progress.
• Support on-time completion of electrical work and overall project schedules.
• Coordinate overtime, travel, and field-support coverage based on business needs.

1. Safety and Quality

• Promote and maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure technicians follow established safety procedures, PPE requirements, electrical standards, SOPs, and work instructions.
• Reinforce stop-work and escalation expectations when unsafe conditions are identified.
• Monitor workmanship and ensure electrical builds meet Delta ModTech quality standards.
• Establish clear quality expectations and verify completion of required inspections and documentation.
• Partner with senior technicians and other departments to investigate quality concerns, electrical failures, and safety incidents.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring issues.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to safety, quality, workflow, and productivity.
• Ensure tools, equipment, work areas, and electrical production resources are properly maintained and organized.

1. Technical and Cross-Functional Coordination

• Maintain sufficient working knowledge of electrical assembly, wiring, controls, troubleshooting, and machine integration to effectively assign work and support team decisions.
• Review project requirements, electrical prints, build priorities, and resource needs with technicians and project stakeholders.
• Facilitate resolution of technical and production issues by engaging the appropriate technician, engineer, project manager, or functional leader.
• Partner with Engineering to support manufacturability, electrical design improvements, and timely resolution of technical questions.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Materials teams to address component availability and electrical parts requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Management to align technician capacity and electrical activities with project schedules.
• Support machine teardowns, rebuilds, custom builds, system modifications, installations, upgrades, and customer-site activities.
• Participate in production, project, and cross-functional planning meetings.
• Communicate department status, risks, resource needs, and recommended actions to leadership.
• Support customer escalations and field-service requirements as appropriate.

1. Department Leadership and Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor department goals and performance expectations.
• Evaluate staffing and capacity needs and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Participate in interviewing, selection, onboarding, and retention activities.
• Support succession planning and technician career development.
• Standardize departmental practices, documentation, and work processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, workflow, quality, communication, and employee development.
• Use production information and team feedback to identify trends and implement improvements.
• Support the development and maintenance of electrical procedures, protocols, and technical documentation.
• Model sound judgment, accountability, and effective decision-making.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as needed.

1. Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises assigned Electrical Technicians.
• Plans and assigns work based on production needs and employee capabilities.
• Provides coaching, training, recognition, and performance feedback.
• Conducts performance reviews and development conversations.
• Manages attendance, conduct, and performance concerns in partnership with People & Culture.
• Participates in hiring, onboarding, staffing, advancement, and compensation-related recommendations.
• Promotes consistent application of company policies, procedures, and leadership expectations.
• Creates an environment where employees can raise concerns, ask questions, and contribute improvement ideas.

1. Model, steward, make decisions upon, and expect to be held accountable to Delta ModTech’s values which include:

• BELIEVE IN PEOPLE
• FEARLESS INNOVATION
• INTEGRITY
• PASSIONATE & TENACIOUS
• SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Required Education and Experience:

• Two-year technical degree or accredited apprenticeship program or the equivalent in a technical field
• Extensive field and in-house experience in electrical systems
• General understanding of electrical theory and advanced electrical code.
• Ability to read electrical prints (ladder prints), sketches, diagrams and blueprints
• Experience in navigating Microsoft and/or industry specific software

Competencies:

• Positive Teamwork Orientation
• Customer/Client Focus
• Problem solving/Analysis
• Technical Capacity
• Decision Making
• Communication Proficiency (Verbal and Written)

Position Type, Work Environment & Travel

• Full time, Exempt
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Noise level in the work environment can be loud
• Travel – Outside the local area and overnight. Some travel is international. Normally 10% to 20% and is variable

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear.

The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Range:

$80,000 - $110,000 per year (DOE - Depending on Experience)

Benefits Offered:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with up to $500 annual match (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• 401(k) *match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Discretionary Bonus