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Control Panel Builder

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 28,000 - 34,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Witham (Essex, England), UK

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Job Description

Join a long-standing industry leader and help power the nation as a Control Panel Builder with Control Engineering Ltd, where your craftsmanship will directly support the UK's critical electricity infrastructure from our Witham workshop.

Location: Witham, Essex, CM8 3AS (occasional UK site work)

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000 - £34,000 per annum

Working Hours: 39 hours per week, 07:30-16:30 Mon-Thu; 07:30-12:30 Fri

Why join Control Engineering Ltd?

For more than 60 years we’ve been the trusted partner to UK and global electricity-transmission companies, designing and building the critical relay & control panels that keep the lights on. 

You’ll work with colleagues who value craftmanship and each other, enjoy early-finish Fridays, and are keen to share knowledge in a culture where safety, fairness, quality and innovation are priorities. 

Control Panel Builder – The Role:

We need you to help us build bespoke panels that leave our workshop “right-first-time”, shortening our customers’ outage windows and strengthening national infrastructure.

Your opinion will count in our family run firm, that is relaxed but hard-working and dedicated. 

If this sounds like where you want to work, then why not consider joining us. 

Control Panel Builder - Key Responsibilities:

- Translate technical drawings into fully assembled control panels (≈ 40 % mechanical fitting / 60 % wiring)

- Visualise layout, measure, cut, drill and mount components in steel enclosures

- Loom, crimp and terminate cables from 0.5 mm² to 10 mm² to BS 7671 standards

- Self-inspect against Quality Assurance checklists to drive consistent quality

- Collaborate daily with design, test and project engineers to meet cost, quality, H&S and delivery goals

- Ensure a tidy and organised workplace, and make a positive contribution to overall health and safety

- Communicate, collaborate and deal with other wiremen, contract engineers, test engineers & supervisors to ensure the panels are completed to meet customers’ quality & timing requirements

Control Panel Builder - You:

- Some form of time-served panel building/wiring, industrial electrician or mechanical fitter with panel-building exposure

- Able to read complex electrical diagrams unaided

- Fluent spoken & written English

- Confident with hand/power tools and crimping systems

- Positive, problem-solving mindset

In addition, you’ll also need the right to work in the UK - we are not able to sponsor work permits.

Control Panel Builder - Benefits:

- Competitive base pay + overtime

- 20 days holiday, rising to 25 with service over 5 years, plus bank holidays

- 5-hour early-finish Fridays

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