Panel Technician & Assembler -

Sonepar • Sioux City, IA

5d

About The Position

At Echo Electric, a brand owned by Sonepar, we are a leader in electrical distribution. Echo Electric represents over $1.2 billion in sales covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Southern South Dakota. As part of Sonepar, the 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. We empower our associates to contribute to our success by adopting the adapt, dare, learn mindset-- adapt to new situations and people, dare to appropriately challenge the status quo, and learn from others and our own experiences.

Our 5 legacy brands known as Holt, PEPCO, Richards, Echo Group and Springfield Electric have become one brand moving forward with a shared culture, strategy, and vision. We are now going to the market under one bold new brand, Echo Electric.
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 with coordination with project engineers to assure desired project results and timelines are met.

Shift: 7 AM – 4 PM; Monday – Friday

Requirements

• High school diploma and/or technical degree.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage several projects and deadlines in a timely manner.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and independently.
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of experience as an electrician, technician, assembler, or equivalent education from a technical school
• Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic devices
• Metal working including but not limited to fabrication, welding, etc.
• Painting experience

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 needed.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401K match
• Profit Sharing
• Tuition reimbursement and employee development.
• Annual Safety Shoe Reimbursement
• Employee Discount on products
• Access to a variety of trainings for personal development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees