Wiring Lead (ControlTech Automation)

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Maryland Heights, MO
5-7 Years Experience
Design
The Role
Seeking an experienced Wiring Lead to oversee all aspects of control panel wiring in a manufacturing facility. This role involves leading and training a team, planning and assigning tasks, troubleshooting wiring issues, ensuring quality and safety standards, maintaining inventory, and meeting production goals.
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About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.


 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.


 

Job Description:

Who You’ll Work With

As an independent division within Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Inc., ControlTech Automation (CTA) is a control panel integrator and fabricator for process, packaging, utility, and other industries. CTA is based in St. Louis and specializes in control panels for systems integrators and production facilities located throughout the United States. CTA can provide control solutions for a single piece of equipment, an entire process, or a complete plant. CTA has engineering design capabilities or will build panels from customer-supplied design packages.

When you join ControlTech Automation as a Wiring Lead, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control Systems Integration team and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking an experienced WiringLead to oversee all aspects of control panel wiring our manufacturing facility. This hands-on leadership role ensures efficient wiring operations, quality, and safety to meet production goals.

  • Lead and train a team of wiremen on wiring best practices, safety protocols, quality control, and manufacturing best processes.
  • Plan and assign daily wiring tasks to team members based on priorities and production schedules.
  • Facilitate departmental meetings and create shift end reports.
  • Perform complex control panel wiring that requires specialized skills and knowledge.
  • Troubleshoot wiring issues and conduct quality inspections of completed wiring.
  • Maintain inventory of wiring components and place supply orders as needed.
  • Ensure wiring meets specifications, codes, and UL standards.
  • Promote and enforce safety policies, procedures and 5S principles.
  • Measure, assemble, and wire control panel components accurately and efficiently.
  • Document wiring plans using diagrams, schematics, and BOMs.
  • Meet production goals and quality standards.
  • Comply with UL specifications and safety protocols.
  • Identify opportunities for improved efficiency in wiring operations.
  • Maintain organized and clean wiring workstations.

What You’ll Bring

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 5+ years control panel wiring experience, including lead or supervisor role.
  • Mechanically inclined with ability to use hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
  • Proficient at reading schematics, panel drawings, wiring diagrams, and documents.
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel) preferred.

We provide competitive pay and benefits along with opportunities for professional development. If you are dedicated to empowering people, optimizing processes, and driving results, we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume today!


 

At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify.


 

Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.


 

Company:

Design Group

The Company
HQ: Saint Louis, MO
5,547 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

We’re Building A Better World.

We’re more than just a successful capital equipment and engineering solutions firm. We’re an organization fiercely committed to improving the lives of our team members across the globe. By providing meaningful work in an environment of care and compassion, we send them home fulfilled by their time with us, rather than drained by it. We understand what every human being on the planet desires: to know that who they are and what they do matter. As a business, we have a unique opportunity to let them know that they do.

Through our Truly Human Leadership culture and personal growth initiatives, we help them become their best selves. And when we bring out their best, they give their best. To their work, their team members and friends, our customers and suppliers, the people in the communities in which they work and live, and--most important of all--to their families. And before you know it, a better job has helped build a better world!

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