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.

Our 6 legacy brands known as Echo Electric Supply, Holt, PEPCO, Richards, Shaw Supply, 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: 8 AM – 5 PM;
Monday - Friday

We are looking for associates who:

Project Scope & Planning

• Ability to receive project assignments and instructions and read, view, interpret, follow schematics and layouts to fasten components on back plates or in enclosures.
• Ability to meet project schedules and deadlines.

Project Build & Testing

• Receive, identify, and sort components of a project and ensuring projects are crated appropriately and secure for shipment
• Ability to drill and wire components by bundle wiring, cables, etc. in a neat manner.
• Demonstrate and understand components for safe operation and install VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, push buttons, switches, relays, starters, transformers, etc.
• Ability to test and troubleshoot completed projects and connect required devices (sensors, motors, disconnects, power cables, etc.)
• Ability to work safely around 480V, 120V, 24V and pressurized systems.
• Capable of learning and navigating AutoCAD when required

Customer Service

• 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

Product Knowledge

• 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.

Communication & Team Orientation

• 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.
• Encourages collaboration and is viewed as a team player.
• Aptitude to organize, prioritize and complete tasks on time.

Other Responsibilities

• 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

  What you bring:

  • 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
  • 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

  What we offer:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus employer paid short term and long-term disability and…