Our Client is a privately owned one stop shop for your power generation needs, headquartered in Houston, TX. A leading supplier of power generation products and services to the commercial, industrial, municipal, and oil & gas industries. Their company is known for providing quality products, turnkey solutions, and excellent customer service. With four operating divisions (Sales, Rental, Parts, Repair) and an experienced team of technicians and engineers, they are able to deliver quick and reliable power solutions to customers around the globe. As an independent company, they are not tied to any one manufacturer or territory. This allows them to supply their customers with reliable power solutions that meet their specifications, budget, and delivery time frame. Our Client’s technical depth, shop, and field capabilities are truly unique in the power generation industry. They also been recognized on Forbes’s 5000 List for Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

They have an immediate need for an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to join their on-site team at their Houston area warehouse. The primary focus of this role involved running conduit wires on generator sets, 4/0 power cables from generator ends to breakers, lighting wire, conduit, and junction boxes.

Other aspects of the role include:

Service Support

• Runs conduit, pulls wire, wire lighting systems.
• Understand the basic engine and generator control functions to wire into a controller, e.g. mag pickups, CT’s, PT’s, start relays, etc.
• Running and wiring up of 24v battery systems to multiple starters.
• Cutting, splicing, and crimping of lugs onto cable up to 4/0 in size.
• Preferred to have the ability to read electrical diagrams and other complex electrical drawings; interpret electrical diagrams. Updates electrical drawings 
• Preferred to have a basic understanding of the common signals, 0-5v, 0-10v, 4-20mA, and dry contacts.
• Understand how to utilize a multimeter for voltage, continuity, resistance, and amperage.

Safety

• Maintain thorough knowledge of and actively practice and promote safe working activities in accordance with OSHA, EPA and other required regulations dealing with safe operation of all equipment.
• Report all recognized unsafe conditions or acts to Management. 
• Wear proper PPE when necessary. 

Their ideal candidate is coming with 1-2 years of electrical experience. Prior experience running cable, wires, or experience developing controls/signals etc. If you understand DC voltage/AC voltage and sensors, that would be beneficial. Prior experience working with generators would be a huge plus. They recognize that this role is a hybrid of what could be two different roles at some companies so they have a great training program in place and can teach you whatever you need to know. They are proud of their development plan as well and believe you’ll have a long future with them!

This is a full-time role, hourly plus overtime eligible. Includes benefits, PTO, bonus plans, and other team incentives.