Control Technician 1

About the Role

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains cyber-physical solutions for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. We deliver resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Our team is passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment, committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate control panels, perform field installation and commissioning procedures for control panels and field instrumentation.
• Troubleshoot and calibrate field instruments, equipment, and control panels.
• Test, analyze, document, and update drawings of finished control panels.
• Maintain all M.C. Dean-provided shop tools, meters, and associated equipment.
• Follow verbal and written instructions (e.g., work orders, diagrams, wire lists) to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
• Perform panel build, mounting, penetrations, wiring, and cosmetic repairs.
• Safely use and maintain hand and power tools.
• Follow company procedures and policies, including safety practices for industrial manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED with at least 1 year of experience in a job shop environment and a minimum of 1 year of electrical/control experience.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly, using proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
• Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
• Work at heights up to 60 feet, including climbing and maintaining balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
• Perform physical tasks such as walking, climbing, lifting, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and reaching overhead on a routine basis.
• Good vision (may be corrected), color vision, and ability to hear and communicate in English.
• Use a standard ladder without exceeding weight limits while carrying tools.
• Recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong (without solving the problem).
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce logical answers.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, including identifying relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
• See details at close range (within a few feet).
• Listen to and understand information presented through spoken words and sentences.

Skills

• Intermediate computer skills.
• Experience with power tools, including drills, saws, and punch sets (corded, cordless, and hydraulic).
• Basic communication and organizational skills.