Panel Technician & Assembler

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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.

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

We are looking for associates who:

• 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 back plates 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, push buttons, 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.

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