Industrial Electrician - Panel Builder
Job Description
Title: Industrial Electrician - Panel Builder
Location: Belvidere, IL
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
Shift: First Shift, Monday to Friday
Compensation: $30.00 - $38.00/hr
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K,PTO
Must have Skill Set:
- 2+ years industrial electrical experience
- Must have control panel wiring
- Automated machinery wiring
- Proven experience and ability to read electrical schematics
- Electrical troubleshooting
- PLCs, HMIs, sensors, motors, and drives
Overview:
Seeking an experienced Industrial Electrician with proven experience assembling, wiring, installing, and troubleshooting electrical systems for automated machinery. Candidates must have 2+ years of industrial electrical experience, must be able to read electrical schematics, and must have proven control panel and machinery wiring experience.
Job Duties:
- Assemble and wire electrical control panels.
- Wire and install electrical components on automated machinery.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, panel layouts, and engineering drawings.
- Perform point-to-point wiring of panels and field devices.
- Install PLCs, HMIs, sensors, motors, drives, relays, and other electrical components.
- Support machine startup, power-up, checkout, debugging, and troubleshooting.
- Troubleshoot and correct electrical issues during machine builds.
- Follow electrical codes, safety standards, and quality requirements.
Qualifications:
- Must have 2+ years of proven industrial electrical experience in manufacturing or automation.
- Must have proven experience wiring control panels and automated machinery.
- Must be able to read and interpret electrical schematics.
- Must have strong electrical troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with PLCs, HMIs, sensors, motors, and drives.
- Experience with custom automation or special machinery preferred.
- Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLC experience preferred.
- Electrical certification, technical training, or apprenticeship preferred.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Meet Your Recruiter
Principal Recruiter
Steve Stabley is a Recruiter at Sterling Engineering with close to 30 years of technical recruiting experience, including more than 23 years with Sterling. Throughout his career, Steve has built deep expertise in the automation and manufacturing industries, helping clients identify and hire highly skilled engineering and technical talent.
Steve has successfully sourced and placed engineers and technicians with many of the leading automation companies throughout the greater Chicagoland area. His industry knowledge, long-standing relationships, and understanding of technical hiring needs allow him to connect qualified candidates with opportunities where they can make an immediate and lasting impact.