Panelboard Breaker Builder - 1st Shift

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is seeking a Panelboard Breaker Builder on 1st shift (Monday - Friday, 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM). The hourly rate starts at $17.16 per hour, and this position is eligible for a variable incentive program. Salaries are based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

About the Role

This position is based in Sumter, SC. The Production Associate, Panelboard Assembler (Breaker Build) will assemble and install breakers and other internal components of panelboards or switchboards using diagrams, blueprints, and manufacturing instructions. You will collaborate with a team to meet safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity goals.

Responsibilities

• Work from manufacturing information such as front views, bills of materials, drawings, blueprints, order entry systems, and oral or written instructions to assemble metal bus bars and other components.
• Proactively identify missing components and utilize hand tools and a tape measure to accurately measure and install materials following established procedures.
• Maintain expected progress of jobs and communicate problem areas or part shortages.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and complete root cause analysis for quality or production issues.
• Perform quality checks, including visual inspections before and after assembly, identifying nonconforming parts, and troubleshooting errors.
• Contribute to a safe, engaged, and inclusive work culture by complying with all policies, using personal protective equipment, and performing 5S duties.
• Cross-train and fill in for other employees or job functions as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• No relocation benefit is offered; only candidates residing within a 50-mile radius of Sumter, SC, will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in complex assembly operations or assembly requiring drawings or diagrams.
• Experience with measuring devices (e.g., tape measure, calipers).
• Experience reading blueprints, manufacturing diagrams, or operating instructions.
• Ability to read and comprehend front views, one-line diagrams, bills of material, tape measures, and pick sheets.
• Experience assembling and verifying quality in switchboards/panelboards in a Lean environment.

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve production obstacles or delays.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and overtime as needed.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach at or above shoulder level, grip, and use hands to handle and feel.
• Frequently required to stoop, lift, carry, push, pull, and grip.
• Frequently lift/carry up to 35 pounds and push/pull up to or greater than 35 pounds (with or without accommodation).
• Vision requirements include far and close vision with depth perception and color discrimination.
• Regularly required to communicate.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to noise and frequently exposed to dust.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position starts at $17.16 per hour, with eligibility for a variable incentive program.

Schedule

1st shift: Monday - Friday, 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM.

Benefits

Eaton provides various health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements.