Panel Technician & Assembler

At Springfield Electric, we take great pride in our associates' passion, knowledge and experience. As a company with local roots and global reach, we thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to our success. Whether you're just starting your career or have built up your expertise over the years, we trust our people's skills and give them the tools they need to reach their full potential.

Since 1929, Springfield Electric has focused on providing value to each customer throughout the electrical supply chain. The company has strategically expanded to include distribution centers throughout the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri, to better serve all customers locally and internationally. Today, Springfield Electric strives to continue the legacy of delivering exceptional customer service and value to the markets we serve.

As a part of Sonepar, a worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture.

Primary Function:

The Panel Technician & Assembler is responsible for the assembly and build of electrical and mechanical projects specified for customers, including but not limited to cutting, drilling, wiring, and installing various components of a project. This position works in close coordination with project engineers to assure desired project results and timelines are met.

Essential Functions

Scope & Planning

• Receives project assignments and instructions.
• Reads, reviews, interprets, follows schematics and layouts.
• Assists with estimating projects when required.
• Follows and meets project schedules and deadlines.

Build & Testing

• Receives, identifies, and sorts components for a project.
• Completes layout and fastens various components, on backplates or in enclosures using schematics and templates.
• Crates, skids, secures and wraps completed projects for shipment.
• Drills, taps, cuts, and prepares knockouts of metal and other materials.
• Wires required components per schematics.
• Route and bundle wiring, cables, etc. in a managed and neat manner.
• Mark-ups as built schematics and layouts.
• Cuts, strips, crimps, bends, labels, and terminates various wire sizes.
• Cuts and installs various types of wire duct and din-rail.
• Supports and understands components for safe operation and installation including but not limited to VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, pushbuttons, switches, relays, starters, transformers, etc.
• Operates machinery, hand, and power tools in a safe and professional manner.
• Assists with testing and troubleshooting completed projects and connect required devices (sensors, motors, disconnects, power cables, etc.).
• Work safely with and around 480V, 120V, 24V, and pressurized systems, assuring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is utilized.
• Understands NEC and UL508a regulations and standards.
• Learns and navigates AutoCAD when required.
• Secures wall-mount and free-standing enclosures, when needed and required.

Customer Service

• Quickly finds common ground and solves problems for the good of all.
• Easily gains trust and support of others.
• Maintains an accurate follow-up system for actively tracking promises. made to customers and expediting projects to assure that materials are completed and delivered as scheduled.
• Provides customer with appropriate product information to assure customer is equipped with the knowledge needed to make an informed purchase.
• Resolves customer concerns.
• Encourages collaboration and is viewed as a team player.

Product

• Develops and maintains working knowledge of products utilized in project builds.
• Attends product training classes to develop superior product knowledge to apply to customer projects and applications, if and when required.

Communication & Team Orientation

• Communicates well and respectfully with customers, engineers, fellow associates, management team and manufacturing partners to ensure a professional experience.
• Develops an effective and productive working relationship with branch associates, sales associates, and all managers.
• Aptitude to organize, prioritize and complete tasks on time.

Other Responsibilities

• Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
• Ability to travel to jobsites, if needed and when required.
• Ability to perform other manufacturing tasks as needed depending upon workload.
• Performs other duties as instructed or required to successfully complete the job.

Necessary Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent, as determined by Springfield Electric.
• Commitment to and demonstration of high ethical standards governing professional behavior and interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely, especially verbally.
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills, including an ability to plan and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work well alone and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated capability to develop strong interpersonal working relationships and work in a team environment.
• Strong customer service orientation to provide an exceptional customer experience.
• Ability to use, read and interrupt measuring devices such as a tape measure.
• Ability to use a computer, operating software and wiring/device marking systems.
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and wiring skills.
• Demonstrated motivation, willingness to learn and complete quality work.

Why work for Springfield Electric?

At Springfield Electric, we take great pride in being Powered by Difference.As a company with local roots and global reach, we thrive on the diversity of our associates and the different ways each of us contributes to our success. Whether you're just starting your career or have built up your expertise over the years, we can provide opportunities to expand your industry experience and help take our business to another level.

401K Plan, Competitive Medical Plans (medical, dental, and vision), Paid Vacation, Paid Sick, Paid Personal, Paid Holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care), Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Life Insurance and a Definitive Career Path.

About Springfield Electric

Since 1929, Springfield Electric has focused on providing value to each customer throughout the electrical supply chain. The company has strategically expanded to include distribution centers throughout the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri, to better serve all customers locally and internationally. Today, Springfield Electric strives to continue the legacy of delivering exceptional customer service and value to the markets we serve. As a part of Sonepar, a worldwide leader in electrical distribution, we have a global reach that allows us to offer excellent benefits and develop innovative solutions, while maintaining our strong local roots and close-knit culture.

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