Electrical Team Lead

Electrical Team Lead
CDE Group, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Location: C D E Global, 370 Doagh Road

About CDE
CDE exists to create our best world through bold engineering in the waste recycling and natural material processing industries. We move forward together, continuously creating to the highest global standards. We are always customer-focused, relentlessly innovating with a single purpose in mind:

To create our best world, a ton at a time.

CDE is the leading provider of wet processing solutions for the materials processing industry. Our equipment has applications across a wide range of materials and is delivering significant efficiencies in construction, demolition and excavation waste recycling (CD&E), sand and aggregates, mining, industrial sands and environmental sectors. Working across five regions globally, CDE has been co-creating with customers for 30 years to deliver collaborative, imaginative and unique processing systems for over 2,000 successful projects.

We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. And we help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before.

Our people are genuinely empowered to lead and deliver highly strategic and innovative projects. Elevating our employees is vitally important to us and we do this on both a professional and personal level through providing opportunity and challenge to all and cultivating a culture that values employee wellbeing and fun. Our Platinum status in the world-recognised Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards, achieved for thirteen consecutive years is testament to this approach.

Our global headquarters and manufacturing centre of excellence are located in Northern Ireland, perfectly positioned to serve the UK and Ireland markets. The company also has teams based in Austria, France and Russia to serve the Europe and Russia markets; Dubai, UAE, to serve the MEA market; Ormeau, Australia to serve the Australasian market; as well as Texas, USA and Belo Horizonte, Brazil to effectively serve the vast Americas market.

CDE is now seeking to appoint an Electrician Team Lead (MKT) for a full-time permanent role with an immediate start date.

About The Role
Job Purpose

This role is to oversee the electrical workflow at our facility in MKT. The role may require a hands‑on approach if required. The electrical lead is also responsible for coaching, resolving issues and serving as a link between subordinates and upper management.

The ideal candidate will be a competent individual who will be able to guide and train employees. They will be well‑versed in processes under the role’s responsibility and will be results‑driven and focused.

The goal is to ensure that operations are carried out productively to ensure on time delivery of CDE equipment from the factory.

Responsibilities

Ensuring projects are electrically progressed as per Production schedule

Ability to prioritise and manage allocated work

Ensure all works are carried out to the highest of standards including tidy wiring and swarf removal, instil a culture of high‑quality workmanship to other members of the team.

Ensure all test inspection processes on the pre‑wiring cabling and control panels are fully tested and recorded as required to CDE’s checkproof app, prior to despatch.

Ensure all works are carried out in a safe manner and with full H & S compliance

Comply with 6S adherence to company policy.

This job description is not exhaustive as other duties may be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

Adhere to CDE’s HR and H&S policies

Skills, Knowledge, Attributes And Experience

Qualification/ Relevant Experience

GCSE English and Maths grade C or higher

Fully trained Electrician

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar environment

Experience of working with SWA cables

Experience of 3 phase supply and working with live panels

Providing robust training of new starts/graduates to allow for efficient onboarding

Coaching and mentoring electricians to develop their skills, and monitoring of competencies

Working to ensure resources are adequately assigned to projects so that schedules are adhered to

Other

To adhere to CDE policy and practice.

To protect the confidentiality of all information and data held privately.

To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.

Company Culture
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can‑do attitude… and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together – life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Required Criteria

Good level of secondary education with high degree of numeracy and literacy

Engineering discipline or Qualified Electrician (or 5years relevant experience)

Experience in supervising an electrical team

Knowledge of starter systems, VFD, Soft start, S/D and DOL systems

Testing control panels

Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills

Good interpersonal skills

The ability to communicate effectively in writing, orally

Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team

Ability to set and meet timelines and motivate team

Able to work under pressure

Dependable and reliable

Willingness to develop and adapt to new situations

Available to work flexible hours

Desired Criteria

Proven organisational skills with the ability to effectively plan, organise

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Closing Date Friday 31st October, 2025

Contract Type fulltime

Salary Based on Experience

Seniority level
Not Applicable

Employment type
Full-time

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology

Industries
Machinery Manufacturing

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