Electrical Technician Supervisor

Delta Industrial Services Inc•Ramsey, MN

11d•$80,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Electrical Technician Supervisor leads the day-to-day activities and performance of Delta ModTech’s Electrical Technician team. The role is responsible for maintaining a safe, productive, and positive work environment and ensuring electrical builds, machine wiring, testing, troubleshooting, installations, and related work are completed safely, accurately, and on schedule. The supervisor provides direct people leadership, establishes priorities, balances team capacity, monitors project progress, and works with Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and other departments to address obstacles and support project delivery. The position develops technicians through coaching, feedback, training, and clear performance expectations. The supervisor partners with senior-level Electrical Technicians for technical leadership and complex problem-solving while retaining accountability for employee performance, staffing, work assignments, safety, quality, and departmental execution. The position is full-time and exempt, with core hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Travel outside the local area, including overnight and occasionally international travel, is normally 10% to 20% and varies. The work environment may include fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, vibration, and loud noise.

Requirements

Two-year technical degree, accredited apprenticeship program, or equivalent in a technical field.
Extensive field and in-house experience in electrical systems.
General understanding of electrical theory and advanced electrical code.
Ability to read electrical prints (ladder prints), sketches, diagrams, and blueprints.
Experience navigating Microsoft and/or industry-specific software.
Positive teamwork orientation.
Customer/client focus.
Problem-solving and analysis skills.
Technical capacity.
Decision-making skills.
Verbal and written communication proficiency.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise, coach, support, and develop Electrical Technicians; set expectations for safety, quality, productivity, teamwork, and schedule commitment.
Conduct one-on-one conversations, performance reviews, and development discussions; provide constructive feedback, recognize strong performance, and address attendance, conduct, and performance concerns in partnership with People & Culture.
Identify training needs, support onboarding and technical training, and coordinate mentoring and skill development with senior technicians.
Plan, assign, and monitor daily electrical production activities; balance workloads and coordinate technician assignments across concurrent builds, repairs, upgrades, and installations.
Monitor schedules, labor needs, milestones, completion dates, delays, resource constraints, and production risks; escalate concerns and coordinate corrective actions.
Lead daily team meetings, communicate priorities and project updates, ensure accurate time tracking and progress communication, and support on-time project completion.
Coordinate overtime, travel, and field-support coverage based on business needs.
Promote a safe work environment and ensure compliance with safety procedures, PPE requirements, electrical standards, SOPs, and work instructions; reinforce stop-work and escalation expectations.
Monitor workmanship, set quality expectations, verify inspections and documentation, investigate quality concerns, electrical failures, and safety incidents, and develop corrective actions.
Support continuous improvement in safety, quality, workflow, and productivity; ensure tools, equipment, work areas, and production resources are maintained and organized.
Maintain working knowledge of electrical assembly, wiring, controls, troubleshooting, and machine integration to assign work and support team decisions.
Review project requirements, electrical prints, build priorities, and resource needs; facilitate resolution of technical and production issues with appropriate stakeholders.
Partner with Engineering on manufacturability, electrical design improvements, and technical questions; coordinate with Purchasing and Materials on component availability and parts requirements.
Collaborate with Project Management to align technician capacity and electrical activities with project schedules; participate in production, project, and cross-functional planning meetings.
Support machine teardowns, rebuilds, custom builds, system modifications, installations, upgrades, customer-site activities, customer escalations, and field-service requirements as appropriate.
Communicate department status, risks, resource needs, and recommended actions to leadership.
Establish and monitor department goals and performance expectations; evaluate staffing and capacity needs and communicate recommendations to leadership.
Participate in interviewing, selection, onboarding, retention, staffing, advancement, succession planning, and compensation-related recommendations.
Standardize departmental practices, documentation, and work processes; support electrical procedures, protocols, and technical documentation.
Use production information and team feedback to identify trends and improve productivity, workflow, quality, communication, and employee development.
Promote consistent application of company policies, procedures, and leadership expectations, and create an environment where employees can raise concerns, ask questions, and contribute improvement ideas.
Model and steward Delta ModTech’s values: Believe in People, Fearless Innovation, Integrity, Passionate & Tenacious, and Servant Leadership.
Perform other duties and special assignments as needed.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA) with up to $500 annual match for High-Deductible Health Plans
401(k) match
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Discretionary bonus