Come and join us as an Electrical Supervisor
Wienerberger Ltd manufactures and provides wall, roof and landscaping products for the construction sector. We offer innovative and sustainable solutions across the whole building envelope for new build, renovation projects and across the building industry.
About the role
As an Electrical Supervisor, you will lead all electrical activities on site, ensuring safe, compliant, and reliable operations. This role oversees electrical compliance, standards, and governance, and owns software version control and change management. The supervisor leads capital project electrical scopes and provides technical authority and escalation support for shift electricians. A core focus is developing capability through coaching, training, and performance management of shift teams.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will partner with operations to deliver continuous improvement, risk reduction, and asset reliability while meeting regulatory requirements and business objectives consistently.
This site produces bricks, supporting our manufacturing of high‑quality building materials across the UK.
This position is based at our Sandown site, which is near to Aldridge, Pelsall and Walsall Wood, easily commutable from Walsall, Lichfield, Bloxwich, Sutton Coldfield and Cannock.
We will provide you with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer where you will…
- Lead and promote a strong electrical safety culture across the site, including the management of third-party contractors
- Ensure site wide compliance with electrical legislation
- Act as Electrical Authorised Person and technical authority
- Own electrical isolation, permit, and lock-out/tag-out processes
- Review, approve, and manage electrical change control and software version control
- Identify electrical hazards, assess risk, and implement effective controls
- Set and maintain electrical workmanship standards across the site
- Monitor, audit, and improve the quality of work completed on site
- Coach, train, and assess shift electricians to build technical capability and consistency.
- Review and approve work completed by third-party contractors for quality and compliance
- Ensure accurate completion of documentation, testing records, and handover packages
- Support the sites digitalisation strategy, root cause analysis, and prevention of repeat issues
- Manage electrical maintenance and project costs
- Identify and implement cost-effective electrical solutions without compromising safety or quality
- Reduce reactive maintenance through reliability improvements and preventative strategies
- Minimise downtime and production losses through effective planning and fault resolution
- Support spare parts optimisation and inventory cost control
- Contribute to lifecycle cost reduction through standardisation and asset performance improvement
- Plan and coordinate electrical activities to meet operational and project schedules
- Prioritise work to minimise disruption to production and critical services
- Provide clear direction and leadership to shift electricians
- Act as the primary escalation point to resolve complex electrical issues impacting delivery
- Support commissioning, shutdowns, and outages to ensure on-time completion and start-up
- Drive continuous improvement in planning, workflow, and execution efficiency
- Lead, motivate, and engage shift electricians to build a high-performing team
- Develop individual capability through coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job guidance
- Identify training needs and support competency development and succession planning
- Support onboarding and integration of new team members and contractors
- Act as a trusted point of support and escalation for shift electricians
- Promote inclusive, respectful, and professional workplace culture
Hours of Work: 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
About You
You will be an electrically biased engineer with experience of working in a manufacturing / factory environment, with a minimum level 3 qualification in an Electrical Engineering discipline (or equivalent).
Safety is our biggest priority, so you’ll be committed to safe working and have strong experience of health and safety best practice.
You’ll enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands-on and being flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities will enable the factory to continue to run efficiently.
As this role is sometimes physically demanding, you’ll be fit enough to perform your various duties.
You’ll also have
- 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)
- Previous supervisory experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment (brick, cement, aggregates, or similar)
- Strong hands-on experience with Siemens PLCs, including STEP 7 operating systems
- Experience supporting, fault-finding, and modifying software
- Knowledge of electrical compliance, change control, and asset management.
- Experience leading and developing electrical trades teams on a shift-based operation
- Familiarity with UK electrical legislation and industrial standards
- Good working knowledge of environment, health, and safety (EHS) processes
- Analytical & problem-solving skills
- Diagnostics experience of electrical motors and pneumatics
- Experience and knowledge of PLCs (programmable logic controllers)
About our Benefits
- We provide private medical insurance with cover for you, your partner, or your family.
- Support is there when you need it through our employee assistance and wellbeing programmes. This includes a 24/7 online GP, access to counselling, mental health support, and get fit programmes.
- Health and wellbeing benefits include dental cover, a health cash plan, and eye tests.
- Financial advice and support are available, including expert guidance from our pension provider and help with savings and loan options.
- Discounts are available with a range of retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products.
- Life assurance is provided at twice your annual salary.
- You can join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme, so you share in our success
About wienerberger UK & Ireland
wienerberger UK & Ireland is building for what’s next - delivering full building envelope solutions for the built environment. Uniting leading brands and expertise, we empower our partners to create lasting impact, with quality products, technical support, and a shared commitment to progress.
Join us as an Electrical Supervisor and help us shape tomorrow - because we’re building for what’s next – and that starts with you.
The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.
