What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junction Box position at Virginia Transformer?
US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm said, “With what Virginia Transformer is doing, they are at the center of how we’re going to build out the backbone of our clean energy future.”
Virginia Transformer and Georgia Transformer Corp., is “the engineering firm that makes transformers.”
We are the largest US-owned manufacturer of electric transformers in North America and have been helping to secure the reliability and resilience of our country’s electric grid for more than 50 years. We produce power transformers for any conceivable application – GSU, substations, auto-transformers, grounding transformers, drive duty, rectifier, exciter, voltage regulator, and other.
The company is experiencing steady and sustained growth and serves every part of US industry from its six state-of-the-art North American facilities. We are actively looking for individuals who want to be part of a high-growth company and who want to share in the pride we have in ensuring American manufacturing continues to flourish. Without reliable power, manufacturing cannot operate. That is where we – and you – come in. Join us.
Job titles: Junction Box Assembler
Tasks
- Performs control and special wiring to include functional checks in accordance with blueprint specifications
- Use plasma cutter, drill, crimping tools, hand tools and paint equipment.
- Assemble all components necessary for a functional junction and control box.
- Inspect
- Performs other tasks and duties as assigned by the area supervisor.
Qualifications/Requirements
- High School Diploma / GED
- Ability to read and interpret drawings / diagrams and specifications - (electrical, mechanical, and connection)
- Ability to use measuring devices or tools (i.e. micrometer, ruler, measuring tape, etc.)
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, evening / off shifts, weekends, and holidays
Desired Characteristics
- Willingly accepts job challenges and work under stress or pressure
- Strong mechanical skills
- Self-starter - able to work with minimal direction or supervision
- Strong knowledge of operations such as inspection, testing, repair, investigation, and reporting on various types of transformers including both liquid filled and dry transformers
- Familiar with good brazing and connection procedures including but not limited to end-to-end brazing, lap brazing, bundle brazing, crimping, tig welding, and applying insulation.
Abilities
- Craftsmanship – The pride one puts into each and every product they produce.
- Maintain Focus – The ability to handle repetition and function under pressure or stress.
- Hand – Eye Coordination — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Near Vision — The ability to read gauges and other devices at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Tools & Technology
- Plasma cutters
- Small tools – drill, crimping tools, hand tools and paint tools
- Stripping tools — Wire strippers
- Voltage or current meters — Digital voltage meters; Test lamps
- Wire cutters — Wire cutting tools; Wire snips
- Pneumatic tools
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.49 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
Experience:
- Electrical: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Troutville, VA 24175: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20
