Panel Technician

Electro-Matic, a SunSource company, has helped transform American industry by supplying automation components and solutions to leading U.S. manufacturers. Today, Electro-Matic continues to leverage the value of emerging technologies by developing practical applications for industrial, commercial, and retail markets. As a technology company, we help our customers enjoy the benefit of a supplier partner intently focused on delivering strong value-for-value relationships while turning innovation into value.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills and effective oral and written communication skills
• Valid forklift certification
• Strong business, creative, and technical writing skills
• Proficiency in MS Office skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Effective interpersonal, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy, and ability to multitask
• Ability to understand assembly prints and to assemble with quality and accuracy
• Required to successfully pass the EMP panel wiring test

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or 1-2 years of assembly experience

Work Environment

Position is an indoor warehouse setting with moderate noise levels including voices, office equipment, and foot traffic sounds. Employee may interact with customers, sales representatives, and other internal departments.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit at desk for extended periods of time
• Use arms, hands, and fingers to handle, feel, and reach for items
• Listen to and talk with fellow staff and internal and external customers
• Frequently required to crouch, crawl, stoop, or kneel
• Be able to lift 50 pounds

Responsibilities

• Installs electrical wiring and assembles components in control cabinets, electrical and industrial equipment, and related industrial apparatus, according to blueprints and wiring diagrams
• Squares, aligns, and assembles enclosures, back plates or components
• Lays out diagram for electrical installations according to wiring specifications
• Drills and taps holes in specified locations for mounting control units
• Wires assembly for electrical installations according to wiring specifications
• Attaches breakers, relays, contacts, bus bars, transformers, insulators, meters, plugging devices, and fuse blocks to mounting holes with bolts and screws
• Cuts, strips, bends, and forms wire, wire cable, conduit, pipe, and tubing used to connect circuits and subassemblies
• Solders connections and crimps connectors to wire ends
• Adjusts electrical assemblies
• Discusses errors in diagrams or production order with supervisor or engineer to clarify assembly problems
• Installs back plates as required
• Installs PEM nuts as needed for mounting additional components
• Installs all fans and filters according to specifications
• May act as a Team Lead disseminating jobs, approving timecards, etc.

Travel

Some travel could be required for offsite builds.