Electrical Supervisor

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

The Electrical Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective management of Electrical Production activities across multiple workstreams and teams. The role provides leadership and direction to Team Leaders, Electrical Testers and Electrical Fitters, ensuring production targets, quality standards, customer requirements, and project milestones are achieved.

The Electrical Production Supervisor is accountable for driving operational performance, resource utilisation, workforce capability, and continuous improvement initiatives within the Electrical Production department. This role acts as a key link between Production Management, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing teams to ensure the successful delivery of projects in line with Marshall Land Systems standards and customer expectations.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

Production Leadership & Supervision

Lead, manage and coordinate the day-to-day activities of Electrical Production teams

Provide direction and support to Team Leaders, ensuring effective allocation of labour, skills, and resources

Monitor production progress against schedules and take corrective action where required to maintain delivery commitments

Ensure production activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in accordance with business priorities

Resolve operational challenges and escalate significant risks or issues to the Electrical Production Manager

Promote a positive, accountable, and high-performing team culture across all Electrical Production areas

Production Planning & Delivery

Support the development and execution of production schedules in line with project and business requirements

Coordinate labour allocation to maximise productivity and resource utilisation

Monitor build progress and performance metrics to ensure project milestones and customer delivery dates are achieved

Collaborate with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality and Project teams to minimise disruption to production activities

Identify and mitigate production risks that may impact cost, quality, or delivery performance

Drive adherence to production processes, standard work instructions, and manufacturing best practices

People Management & Development

Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to Team Leaders and production personnel

Conduct performance reviews and regular one-to-one meetings in line with company procedures

Support recruitment, onboarding, training and succession planning activities within the department

Identify skills gaps and implement development plans to improve team capability and flexibility

Manage attendance, disciplinary matters, and employee relations issues in accordance with company policies

Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, engagement, and continuous learning

Technical & Operational Oversight

Provide technical guidance and support for complex electrical build, installation, testing and fault-finding activities

Ensure teams can effectively interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation

Support the resolution of production and quality issues through structured problem-solving techniques

Ensure compliance with Marshall Electrical Standardisation, engineering requirements and customer specifications

Liaise with Engineering and Quality teams to address design, manufacturability, and production concerns

Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Ensure all electrical manufacturing, installation and testing activities comply with BS 7671, IPC-A-620 requirements, customer standards and internal procedures

Drive a right-first-time culture and reduce rework through effective quality controls and process discipline

Support internal and external audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively

Monitor quality performance metrics and lead investigations into recurring issues

Lead and support Lean Manufacturing, 5S and Continuous Improvement initiatives

Encourage the identification and implementation of process improvements to improve efficiency, safety and quality

Health, Safety & Environment

Champion a strong safety culture throughout Electrical Production

Ensure compliance with Marshall Health and Safety Management Systems, policies and procedures

Conduct regular workplace inspections and support risk assessments where required

Ensure personnel are appropriately trained, competent, and equipped to carry out their duties safely

Investigate accidents, near misses and safety concerns, implementing corrective actions as required

Promote and maintain high standards of housekeeping and workplace organisation through 5S principles

Administration & Communication

Monitor and ensure accurate job bookings, labour reporting and production data within the IFS ERP system

Prepare and communicate production performance updates, including delivery, quality and resource metrics

Participate in daily, weekly and monthly operational review meetings

Communicate business priorities, production objectives and key project information to production teams

Maintain accurate records to support traceability, quality assurance and compliance requirements

Ensure mandatory training, certifications and departmental records remain current

Apply if you have most of the following:

NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, Apprenticeship, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline 18th Edition BS 7671 qualification

City & Guilds Inspection and Testing

IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent Health & Safety qualification (desirable) Formal leadership or supervisory qualification (desirable) Strong understanding of electrical installation principles, testing processes, and manufacturing practices

Working knowledge of IPC-A-620 standards

Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and 5S methodologies

Competence using ERP systems (preferably IFS) and Microsoft Office applications

Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organisational skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Significant experience within electrical production, manufacturing, installation, or testing environments

Proven supervisory or leadership experience managing production teams

Experience of production planning, resource allocation, and performance management

Experience within defence, aerospace, vehicle integration, modular infrastructure, or other complex manufacturing environments

Experience leading Continuous Improvement or Lean Manufacturing projects

Demonstrated ability to lead by example in safety, quality, customer focus, and operational excellence

Experience driving continuous improvement and supporting a culture of operational excellence

Proven ability to maintain high standards of communication, organisation, decision-making, and accountability

Additional Local Needs:

Onsite role based in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales

Successful candidates will need to complete a BPSS check

Benefits in this role include:

Opportunity to lead multiple electrical production teams on complex, high-profile engineering projects

Significant influence over operational performance, workforce capability and continuous improvement initiatives

Broad cross-functional exposure through collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain and Project teams

Clear pathway to develop senior leadership capability within a growing manufacturing and engineering environment

Opportunity to shape production processes, drive Lean Manufacturing improvements and contribute to strategic business objectives

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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