Join Powell as a Power Distribution Equipment Assembly Specialist

Why this role matters

Help craft the switchgear that keeps hospitals, data centers, and critical infrastructure energized. At Powell, your build quality has a direct impact on safety, reliability, and customer success.

Shifts, pay, and benefits

• Weekday Shift: Monday–Thursday, 6:00am–4:30pm
• Weekend Shift: Friday–Sunday, 6:00am–6:30pm
• Weekly pay with full benefits starting on day one

What you’ll own

• Assemble switchgear units using drawings, work instructions, and standard work
• Correct nonconformances and document repairs
• Drive a safety-first culture; attend and contribute to safety meetings
• Safeguard quality by following procedures and calling out risks
• Keep work areas clean, orderly, and audit-ready
• Pitch in on related tasks to meet production goals

What you bring

• High school diploma
• 0–3 years in manufacturing or production; switchgear experience is a plus
• Tape measure mastery, including fraction–decimal and metric–imperial conversions
• Working knowledge of machines and tools, their setup, safe operation, and basic maintenance
• Familiarity with MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
• Safety training certifications are beneficial
• English communication skills (written and verbal)

How you operate

• Accepts feedback and meets commitments on time
• Self-directed, handles multiple priorities effectively
• Improvement-minded; challenges the status quo constructively
• Adapts to new technologies, processes, and product iterations
• Customer-focused, ethical, precise, and reliable
• Strong team collaborator across functions
• Understands and follows manufacturing policies to meet ISO requirements

Where you’ll work

• Safety-sensitive, temperature-controlled facility with occasional outdoor work
• PPE required: safety shoes, hard hats or bump caps, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety harnesses as needed; respirators when required
• Work from step ladders and A-frame ladders
• Perform tasks at heights up to 20 feet using proper lifts and fall protection

Physical expectations

• Balance and agility while walking, standing, crouching, and climbing stairs or step ladders
• Frequent bending and multidirectional reaching
• Extended periods of standing and walking
• Frequent overhead and full-extension arm use
• Lifting up to 50 lbs
• Regular use of hand and power tools

Not eligible for relocation or sponsorship.

Grow with Powell

With 70+ years of innovation and a can-do culture, we invest in your development and promote from within—without compromising work–life balance.

Equal opportunity and accommodations

Successful candidates must have a legal authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis, with only those candidates selected for interview contacted.

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability

If you need an accommodation in the hiring process, you may contact 713.378.2685. Application status inquiries will not be accepted in this manner.

Core proficiencies

• Mechanical assembly skills
• Blueprint reading