Electrical Supervisor - Food Manufacturing
Electrical Supervisor - Food Manufacturing
Lismore & Far North Coast NSW
An established food manufacturing business in the Northern Rivers is looking to appoint an experiencedElectrical Supervisorto lead a multi-skilled engineering and maintenance team within a high-throughput processing operation.
This is a key frontline leadership position with responsibility for a team of approximately ***** tradespeople and apprentices.
The role sits between the maintenance team, engineering leadership and production, ensuring maintenance activities are effectively prioritised and the plant continues to operate safely and reliably.
While a strong electrical foundation is important, this is not purely a hands-on technical position.
The priority is finding someone who can lead people, build capability, manage competing priorities and create accountability within a busy operational environment.
The role will include:
Leading, mentoring and developing a team of electrical and mechanical tradespeople and apprentices
Coordinating planned and reactive maintenance around production requirements
Allocating resources and responding effectively to plant breakdowns
Driving plant reliability, uptime and maintenance performance
Working closely with production, planning and engineering management
Developing team capability through coaching, training and performance management
Supporting longer-term maintenance planning and continuous improvement
Maintaining robust safety, quality and operational standards




Helping develop maintenance procedures and engineering strategies
Supporting contractors and external technical specialists where required
The role also includes scheduling work around production, coordinating with the planning team and CMMS, and ensuring scheduled maintenance is completed to the required standard.
About you
We're particularly interested in speaking with people who have:
An electrical trade background, ideally with a current electrical licence
Experience leading and developing maintenance or engineering teams
Strong communication and people-management skills
Experience in manufacturing, processing or another high-intensity industrial environment
Good understanding of planned and reactive maintenance
The ability to manage breakdowns and competing operational priorities
A practical, solutions-focused approach
Strong commitment to safety and compliance
Experience withinfood manufacturing, meat processing, PLCs or automationwould be advantageous, but the business is open to strong maintenance leaders from other manufacturing and processing environments.
The position operates in an early-start manufacturing environment and requires some flexibility outside standard hours, including participation in a rotating Saturday presence.
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Electrical Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor or senior electrical trades leader looking to take ownership of a sizeable team within an established manufacturing operation.
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