Electrical Supervisor - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - PKL Group

PKL Group
PKL Group
Verified Company
Cheltenham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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The Company


PKL, a division of Lowe Rental, is the leading commercial catering equipment and Portable Kitchen supplier to both public and private sector clients throughout the UK and Europe.

With over 35 years' experience, our unique culture is built on people, from motivating and developing our highly talented team, to truly listening to and delivering against our clients' needs.


Objectives

  • Day to day site compliance including, but not limited to; Health & Safety, COSHH, fire regulations, facilities management and general safe working practices.
  • This is predominately a "hands on" role. You will using your skills, qualifications and experience to conduct electrical installation, testing and commissioning as required to support fleet demands. It is ensisaged that the role is 80% hands on and 20% planning/supervisory. Where this split is not possible, you must work with your manager to set appropriate work levels for yourself, your team and any required subcontractors.

Your Responsibilities to the Company

  • To always work in a safe manner so as not to endanger yourself or those working around you.
  • To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented risk assessment and safe working practice, and make suggestions for health and safety improvements to your manager.
  • To always report accidents incidents and near misses to you manager as quickly as possible.
  • To always carry out tasks in accordance with any documented processes or procedures.
  • To always tell your manager your ideas for improvising the effectiveness or efficiency of any task that you carry out.
  • To always provide excellent customer service to both external and internal customers.
  • To always dispose of waste materials in the designated place in order to maximise recycling opportunities.
  • To always process Company data in accordance with the Company's Data Protection Policy.
  • To always carry out any other duties asked of you by your Manager or a Director.

Your Role:


  • Work with the Fleet Department and the Quay Production Manager ensure the electrical services within all kitchen units are maintained to a safe and regulatory compliant standard.
  • Develop and implement an electrical testing regime to ensure all units and modular kitchens meet British Standards, (or European / International standards as appropriate) and HSE requirements.
  • Implement a certification process to ensure PKL can demonstrate that units meet the required standards (see above) to all clients, prospective clients and regulatory bodies.
Plan the electrical resource requirements and where required (and duly authorised) order labour and materiel to meet those requirements.

  • To relentlessly seek the best value and the most effective solution to any issues or problem identified. To adopt best practice asset planning and lean principles wherever practicable to achieve reduced lead times and continuous improvement. Be innovative and assist in driving the business forward.
  • As requested by the Production Manager and the Projects and Technical Manager, taking scopes of work (SoW) and design drawings that will be provided to you, develop associated electrical schemes, which can be accurately costed.
  • For projects / longterm hires where the use of PKL resources are both appropriate and available (possibly with some augmentation under your supervision / management) provide a quote, (with supporting cost data).
  • For projects / longterm hires where the use of PKL resources are neither appropriate nor available produce documentation which will allow PKL to tender the work to multiple external contractors in order to deliver best value for money

These documents must:

  • Be presented in a manner commensurate with PKL's external image.
  • Reference British, European or International standards as appropriate.
Allow PKL to compare tender submissions between potential suppliers on the basis of: Technical compliance.

  • Cost.
  • Compliance with relevant QHSE requirements.
  • Competence to execute the required work to standard and schedule.
  • Calculate electrical loads to ensure electrical infrastructure / schemes will support the electrical demands of the equipment within the installation, as requested by PSD or the Quay
  • Work with the Production Manager review the electrical configuration of PKL Units in order to maximise electrical standardisation.
  • Maximise the standardisation of electrical components across the fleet.
  • Provide electrical installation advice to the Company as required.
  • Ensure that whilst sufficient stock is held to enable the timely and proper completion of work, stock levels are minimised.
  • Keep updated, a list of generic specifications for electrical components used by the Company (and any electrical contractors engaged by the Company) in order to allow maximum flexibility when procuring electrical materiel.
  • Reuse as much electrical material as possible in order to minimise any environmental impact and reduce cost
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