Panel Wireman

Panel Wireman - Electrical Technician

Position Summary

Anderson Electric Controls, Inc is looking for a full-time Panel Wireman to join our Panel Shop. Primary responsibility involved with panel shop operations and construction/wiring of industrial and utility style control panels. Panel construction may range from new construction, modification of existing panels, some on-site construction, and mostly in-house panel construction. Panel work will include mounting equipment, extremely neat wiring of equipment, reading and understanding schematics and wire diagrams, using utility and common industrial practices in panel construction. Working with a wide variety of tooling required.

Job Details/Duties/Responsibilities

• 5 years’ experience required.
• Read, understand, and troubleshoot electrical schematics, wire diagrams, 1-line and 3-line diagrams.
• Manage general shop material and maintain adequate stock. Maintain a neat work environment.
• Manage project specific material in an organized and neat fashion.
• Handle expensive equipment in a careful manner.
• Work closely with engineering staff/CAD to complete projects on expected schedule.
• Understand wiring processes and identify errors. Accuracy and neat wiring practices required.
• Understand quality of work and implications of costs related to mistakes and rework.
• Ability to follow complex instructions and diagrams.
• Ability to work effectively as a team or independently with minimal oversight.
• Positive interactions with staff, customers, and other vendors required.
• Diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of components, assemblies, or systems.
• Set up and operate standard or specialized testing equipment.
• Supervise the construction or testing of electrical prototypes, per general instructions and established standards.
• Review electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with applicable electrical codes and standards.
• Install electrical control systems, industrial automation systems, or electrical equipment, including control circuits, variable speed drives, or programmable logic controllers.
• Read, learn, understand all types of control systems that may be of new or old design as well as utility style protective relay panels

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• 5 years’ experience required.
• Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors using established testing methods.
• Skills to wire a panel neatly and with accuracy requires a very specific mindset and talent that not all people have. Understanding the mental and physical requirements is key to success.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand, asking questions as appropriate, being able to apply what has been discussed. Must be able to work with verbal direction, engineering sketches, drawings to produce acceptable work with minimal supervision.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Working with a variety of hand and power tools in a wide variety of work conditions.
• Clear communication, in both verbal and written forms, is essential to this position.
• Organization, clean work environment, and neat appearance are a requirement.
• Starting pay around $28-$35/hr. (or higher depending on experience), 40-hour week, overtime possible, very generous medical and benefits package included, paid vacation package included.
• High school education and higher education is preferred.
• Previous panel wiring experience will be highly considered for this position.
• The position requires physical conditioning to allow shop and some field work. Physical requirements include, but are not limited to:  Sitting, standing for long periods, walking, lifting/carrying objects from 25-50lbs.

Email: resume@aecontrols.com