Electrical Coordinator

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

The Electrical Co-ordinator is responsible for leading the departments electrical engineering function, ensuring the safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of plant and equipment across the Ends manufacturing area. The role provides technical leadership for electrical maintenance activities, drives equipment reliability improvements and supports the delivery of operational and engineering objectives.

The postholder will ensure compliance with all relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, including electrical regulations and company safety procedures. They will promote a strong safety culture, support incident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence of electrical failures and safety-related events.

The role is accountable for maintaining effective electrical engineering support across the site, developing technician capability through coaching and mentoring, and ensuring appropriate training and development plans are in place to support individual and departmental objectives. Strong communication and collaboration across production, engineering and support functions are essential to the role.

A key focus of the position is improving equipment performance and reliability through the development of maintenance strategies, root cause analysis, planned maintenance activities and continuous improvement initiatives. The Electrical Co-ordinator will lead efforts to eliminate recurring failures, optimise asset performance and support the application of World Class Performance and 5S principles throughout the department.

The role is responsible for managing electrical maintenance expenditure, controlling repair costs and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency whilst maintaining high levels of equipment reliability and operational performance.

The Electrical Co-ordinator will develop and maintain robust electrical maintenance systems, ensure the availability of critical spare parts, maintain accurate technical documentation and electrical drawings, and ensure site electrical infrastructure remains compliant with current legislation and industry standards.

The postholder will support the planning and delivery of capital improvement projects, including equipment specification, installation, commissioning and contractor management. They will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget whilst meeting operational and engineering requirements.

In addition, the role provides technical support across the wider manufacturing operation as required, contributing specialist electrical engineering expertise to improve plant performance, minimise downtime and support the achievement of business objectives.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

Candidates must have successfully completed a recognised electrical engineering apprenticeship and possess substantial experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial engineering environment. A strong working knowledge of electrical maintenance principles, fault finding, planned preventative maintenance and electrical safety legislation is essential.

Applicants must be capable of interpreting electrical schematics, technical drawings and control system documentation, with proven experience of supporting and improving production plant reliability.

Experience of working with permit-to-work systems, isolation procedures and contractor management is also required.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

A Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related engineering discipline is preferred. Candidates holding a Higher National Certificate (HNC), Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent engineering qualification will also be considered.

Experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment, together with knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as World Class Performance (WCP), Lean Manufacturing or TPM, would be advantageous. Familiarity with project management, capital investment projects and the commissioning of new machinery is also desirable.