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Electrical Control Panel Wirer / Builder

Essex | £35,000 - £38,000 + Overtime + Enhanced Pension + Healthcare + Flexi-time
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Are you an Electrical Technician with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for quality workmanship? Join a leading Essex-based manufacturer specialising in automated machinery and take your career to the next level.

With over 60 years of industry expertise and a £15M turnover, this well-established business offers excellent training and long-term career progression within a supportive, close-knit team.

Control Panel Wirer - The Role

As part of the Automation department, you will play a vital role in building, wiring, and installing control panels for cutting-edge production machinery.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Assembling control panel enclosures—building plinths, bays, and side panels
• Arranging chassis plates following panel layouts and collaborating with Electrical Design Draughtsmen to optimise designs
• Mounting and securing components on chassis plates
• Wiring control panels accurately to issued diagrams, marking up wiring diagrams upon completion
• Supporting installation electricians by helping to install panels into filling lines and machines

Control Panel Wirer - The Person

• Qualified in Electrical Engineering (e.g., Apprenticeship)
• Experience with automated production machinery or similar capital equipment is desirable
• Comfortable working in project environments and cross-functional teams
• Systematic, methodical, and detail-focused approach to work
• Curious and flexible, eager to learn and tackle new challenges
• Excellent communicator, able to collaborate with engineering teams and shop floor staff

Why this Business?

• Work on innovative, bespoke automation projects
• Benefit from a stable company with ongoing orders and a long-term outlook
• Enjoy a package with paid overtime, enhanced pension, healthcare, and flexible working hours
• Based in Essex, with easy commutes from Laindon, Basildon, Billericay, Chelmsford, Southend-on-Sea, and surrounding areas

Ready to Apply?

Contact Sarah Clarke for more information:01902212000 / 07519122547

sarah.clarke@auomationexperts.co.uk