Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

  • Yolk Recruitment Ltd
  • Cullompton, Devon
  • May 01, 2026
Full time Trades & Services

Job Description

Electrical Maintenance SupervisorCullompton, Devon Monday to Friday, Days (Flexible Hours) Circa £47,500 - £49,500 No nights Work-life balance Real influence on site

We're working with a long-established manufacturing business based near Tiverton within a continuous process environment. This is a smaller, close-knit site with a strong team culture, offering a more relaxed and flexible working environment compared to larger FMCG operations.

This is an opportunity for an electrically biased engineer to step into a supervisory role, leading a small team while still remaining hands-on, with genuine scope to influence how engineering is run on site.

The role

You'll be responsible for supporting a team of 5 electrical engineers within a wider maintenance team of 12.

This is a days-based role (Monday to Friday) with flexibility around start and finish times, giving you the ability to work around life outside of work.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading day-to-day electrical maintenance activities across site
  • Supporting both reactive and planned maintenance (PPM)
  • Fault finding on electrical systems and supporting the wider team
  • Coordinating contractors and overseeing work on site
  • Supporting small projects, installations and plant improvements
  • Contributing to maintenance planning and improving reliability

The role is hands-on but also gives you the platform to take ownership and shape engineering standards on site.

Machinery & Environment

  • Continuous process machinery (paper machines, rollers, conveyors)
  • 3-phase systems, motors, drives, panels and control systems
  • PLC-controlled equipment (fault finding level)
  • Mix of legacy and newer plant
  • General site services and infrastructure

What they're looking for

  • Electrically biased maintenance engineer
  • Experience within manufacturing, process or industrial environments
  • Confident fault finding on 3-phase systems, drives, panels and controls
  • Previous leadership experience or someone ready to step up
  • Comfortable supporting a team while remaining hands-on
  • Practical, proactive and able to work with autonomy

What's on offer

  • circa £47,000 salary (depending on experience)
  • Monday to Friday, days role - no nights
  • Flexible working hours (early or later starts available)
  • 1 in 4 callout - very rare and typically phone support only
  • Strong work-life balance compared to shift roles
  • Opportunity to step into leadership and influence the site
  • Stable, long-standing business with a supportive team culture

This role would suit an electrically biased engineer looking to move away from shifts, step into a leadership position, and have real input into how a site is run.

If you'd like to find out more or have a confidential chat, get in touch.