Tech Team Lead

Client is looking for a Electrical Tech Team Lead that knows wiring inside and out and can lead their electrical/panel building team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you''ll spend most of your time on the floor working alongside 4-6 electrical technicians, building panels, wiring industrial machines, and solving technical challenges while providing guidance and coordination to the team.

Location: everyday On-Site - Holland, MI
Compensation: $30-$33/hourly (OT)
Schedule: 40/45 hours weekly (roughly 8-5pm)

Summary: Just need to be very well-versed with panel building + wiring, have some leadership experience over maintenance techs/engineers, experience with high & low voltage circuits, and some machine design/CAD software ideally. 
 

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on electrical wiring experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment
• Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating other technicians (formal management experience not required)
• Proven expertise in panel building and industrial machine wiring
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings
• Comfortable debugging electrical circuits (high and low voltage)
• OEM (original equipment manufacturer) or machine builder environment
• Packaging industry or similar industrial machinery experience
• UL508A panel certification knowledge (client will pay for you to get the cert)
• Comfortable giving direction and holding team accountable

Technical Skills:

• Ability to read electrical schematics (E-plan format used here)
• Basic PC/computer skills (Word, Excel, email)
• Understanding of UL standards and electrical codes

What you will do:

• Build electrical control panels and wire industrial machines using engineering schematics, bills of materials, and panel layouts
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and drawings (E-plan format)
• Ensure all work follows UL standards and engineering specifications
• Debug and troubleshoot electrical systems, both high and low voltage circuits
• Monitor wire and electrical component inventory; order replacements as needed
• Assist controls technicians with debugging control systems
• Test safety circuits and ensure machine compliance
• Pull cables, run conduit, and wire machines according to blueprints
• Provide day-to-day guidance and mentoring to 4-6 electrical technicians
• Schedule and coordinate team workload to meet production deadlines
• Lead electrical aspects of major machine installations and revisions
• Document all projects and maintain master engineering files

Occasional Travel:

• Provide field support for machine installation, startup, or service (1-2 times per year, typically domestic)

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.