Control Panel Builder

Role:Control Panel Builder

Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire

Salary: £16.00 - £18.00 per Hour (DOE)Hours: 39 Hours per week, with a 10 minute break & 30 min lunch break 1:00-1:30pm

Monday 7.30 am - 1.00 pm / 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm

Tuesday 7.30 am - 1.00 pm / 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm

Wednesday/Thursday 7.30 am - 1.00 pm / 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm

Friday 7.30 am - 12 noon (unless working overtime)

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Control Panel Builder to join a fast paced design and manufacturing company in Sandy.

This interesting and varied "hands-on" role is working in building food processing machinery in Stainless steel. The role is working in a small polishing department of 4 metal polishing engineers.

You will need to have significant experience in polishing and fettering working on Stainless-Steel metal finishes. (Satin / Mirror / Shot Blast / Scotch-bright)

Responsibilities of this role:

• Build and wire low-voltage control panels (110-600V AC, single & three-phase; 24V DC)
• Interpret EPLAN schematics, mechanical layouts, and BOMs
• Accurately install and terminate devices such as:
• • Circuit protection devices, relays, solenoid valves
  • Inverter drives, Soft Starts, Contactors
  • HMIs, PLC systems (primarily Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley or Siemens)
• Work across a range of panel types including:
• • Junction boxes, HMI enclosures, MCCs, and Multi-door cabinets
• Use hand and power tools to fabricate and assemble panel components
• Measure and mark out on various materials (stainless steel, GRP, mild/galvanised steel)
• Perform continuity testing and basic functional checks
• Maintain a clean, organised, and efficient working area
• Work collaboratively with design and test engineers, under supervisor guidance

What's required from you:

• Minimum 4 years' experience in electrical panel building
• Proficient in reading electrical schematics and mechanical layout drawings
• Skilled in wire selection, crimping, ferrule termination, and routing
• Familiar with both AC and DC control systems
• High attention to detail and consistent quality of workmanship
• Competent with workshop tools and safe working practices
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

You should hold formal electrical qualifications and have completed an apprenticeship, with experience using EPLAN and interpreting detailed Bills of Materials (BOMs). Ideally, you will have a background in food machinery or industrial automation environme