Wigen Careers – Electrical Assembler
Job Title: Electrical Assembler
Location: Chaska, MN
Salary Range: $22/hr – $25/hr
Company Overview:
Wigen Water Technologies® has been a leader in custom water treatment systems since 1965, combining innovative U.S.-patented technologies with hands-on engineering and manufacturing expertise. Serving industries from municipal to ultrapure, our solutions make a real impact on communities and the environment. Backed by the global resources of Metawater but driven by a collaborative, people-first culture, Wigen is the perfect place for professionals who want to grow their careers while shaping the future of water.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
About the Role:
The Electrical Assembler installs electrical wiring and assembles components according to blueprints and wiring diagrams by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lays out diagram for electrical installations according to wiring specifications.
- Installs and wires devices such as switches, meters, analyzers, transmitters, etc.
- Cuts, strips, bends, and forms wire cable, conduit, pipe, and tubing used to connect circuits and subassemblies.
- Connects color-coded wires, using mirrors in compact areas.
- Solders connections and crimps connectors to wire ends.
- Adjusts electrical assemblies as required.
- Discusses errors in diagrams or during production with Electrical Lead or Engineer to clarify assembly problems.
- Maintains a safe, clean and organized work area.
Misc Duties and Responsibilities:
- Other tasks, duties and projects as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints and procedure manuals.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Physical Demands:
- Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms talk and hear.
- Frequently required to walk; sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Benefits / Pay:
- 144 hours (18 days) of annual Paid Time Off (PTO). The amount increases after 5 years of employment.
- Paid Holidays (Schedule of our Paid Holidays is available upon request).
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance options through HealthPartners and VSP/Principal.
- Flexible Spending Account options (Health and Dependent Care) through Alerus.
- Company paid LTD, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D policy ($50K).
- 401k plan through Fidelity with company match.
- Aflac policy options.
- $22/hr – $25/hr
Job Type: Full time
