What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Electric Power Generation (EPG)/Switchgear Technician position at Thompson Machinery?
Advanced Electric Power Generation Switchgear Technician
About Us
Looking for more than just a job? At Thompson Machinery, we’ve been powering progress since 1944. We are the go-to Caterpillar dealer for Middle and West Tennessee and North Mississippi. Come join a team where our mission is simple: deliver smart solutions, build lasting partnerships, strengthen the communities we call home and invest in your growth.
What Will You Do
The Advanced Electric Power Generation (EPG)/Switchgear Technician position is responsible for installation, preventive maintenance, diagnostics, repair, and service of diesel powered standby electrical generation equipment. This is a skilled field service technician position who works largely independently, with a company-provided field service truck. Work is performed at a variety of customer locations, including industrial, commercial, hospital, and residential sites. The EPG Technician reports to a Commercial Services Manager, and serves customers typically located throughout the Middle and West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi territory.
Responsibilities:
We all have different backgrounds, yet we all use our unique contributions to provide the highest quality of service.
Basic Qualifications:
At Thompson Machinery, we believe that great benefits are more than just perks— they’re essential for employee well-being and success. We’ve designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Here’s an overview of our benefits, including some that set us apart from our competitors.
The Basics
Listing is current as of Dec 29, 2025 10:44 AM
About Us
Looking for more than just a job? At Thompson Machinery, we’ve been powering progress since 1944. We are the go-to Caterpillar dealer for Middle and West Tennessee and North Mississippi. Come join a team where our mission is simple: deliver smart solutions, build lasting partnerships, strengthen the communities we call home and invest in your growth.
What Will You Do
The Advanced Electric Power Generation (EPG)/Switchgear Technician position is responsible for installation, preventive maintenance, diagnostics, repair, and service of diesel powered standby electrical generation equipment. This is a skilled field service technician position who works largely independently, with a company-provided field service truck. Work is performed at a variety of customer locations, including industrial, commercial, hospital, and residential sites. The EPG Technician reports to a Commercial Services Manager, and serves customers typically located throughout the Middle and West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi territory.
Responsibilities:
- Supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: honesty, integrity, and respect while delivering high quality solutions and maintaining a positive attitude and a safe work environment.
- Accepts responsibility for mistakes or problems. Maintains “ownership” of assigned tasks.
- Demonstrate a positive attitude and a high level of personal credibility and integrity with customers, management, and dealership co-workers.
- Must be dependable. Consistently arrives at work on time when scheduled, fully ready to work.
- Maintain company and product confidentiality.
- Attend and participate in all meetings, training, and activities as required.
- Adhere to all Company policies and departmental procedures and rules.
- All other duties as assigned.
- All locations offer clean, safe working conditions; however, the position may work in situations where hazards may be present. Therefore, a detailed knowledge of equipment and engines is a must as well as a demonstrated proficiency in service and repair of equipment using standard safety procedures.
- Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Must be honest, reliable, and dependable, and display a positive attitude.
- Must be able to work well under occasional pressure or within work standards and deadlines.
- Must be able to work independently and/or with others in a team environment.
- Able to work standard five-day schedule, including daily overtime and occasional weekend hours as needed.
- Meet all eligibility requirements to drive Company vehicles, including a current, valid driver’s license issued by the resident State, and maintain current motor vehicle liability insurance.
We all have different backgrounds, yet we all use our unique contributions to provide the highest quality of service.
Basic Qualifications:
- Power Generation Technology training or Power Production and Maintenance training through accredited technical schools or military experience preferred. High school diploma required/ Military MOS (Military Occupation Specialty) required.
- Two or more years of previous hands-on electrical diagnostics and advanced troubleshooting experience working on 8.5kW – 2,500kW diesel powered generators. Candidates with limited electrical experience, but with strong engine experience will be considered.
- Able to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends and on-call hours as required, and must be able to work independently in remote locations.
- Must demonstrate professionalism, integrity, adaptability, and a strong customer service focus.
- Demonstrated sense of urgency and self-initiative, and the personal drive to be successful.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Possess and maintain a current, valid state driver’s license with a current DOT medical card as required for towing.
- Must possess basic set of industrial tools, including industrial hand tools, air tools, torque wrenches, and multimeters.
- Must be able to travel as required generally within territory (averaging up to 20%).
- Capable of safely operating a megohmmeter (insulation resistance) and a micro-ohmmeter (contact resistance)
- Understand isochronous governing and basic voltage regulation
- Able to calculate KW and amperage for load banking
- Experience in cable layout for load banking
- Understand basic circuit breaker operation
- Proficient in basic gaseous fuel train operation and components
- Knowledge of battery basics and basic automatic battery charging operation
- Aware of basic block heater operation
- Understand basic two wire remote start operation
- Understand Isochronous governing, voltage regulation, frequency, voltage biasing, phase rotation/phase sequencing, paralleling, circuit breaker operation, protective relay operation and testing, arc flash label identification and meaning
- Understand KW, KVA, KVAR, and PF (power factor) relationship
- Proficient in TCP/IP and MODBUS RS-485 Communications
- Experience with ATS operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
At Thompson Machinery, we believe that great benefits are more than just perks— they’re essential for employee well-being and success. We’ve designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring that our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Here’s an overview of our benefits, including some that set us apart from our competitors.
The Basics
- Various medical plan options, including a no-cost option
- Vision and dental insurance
- Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employer-paid basic life insurance
- 401k matching
- Profit Sharing
- 8 paid holidays annually
- Initially up to 15 days of Paid Time Off annually with increase after five years of service
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Competitive pay
- Exposure to world-class CAT training and development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Tool Purchase Assistance to buy high-quality tools at deep discounts
- Annual stipend toward the purchase of work boots
- Company Incentive Bonus Program
- Paid Veteran holiday annually to all service members
- Training and Development programs
- Work uniforms and professional cleaning services
- Financial Wellness programs
Listing is current as of Dec 29, 2025 10:44 AM