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≈ $38k – $66k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Houston)
Seniority
Junior · 1+ year exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026. Powell Industries scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Powell Industries is a Houston-based manufacturer of custom-engineered electrical power distribution and control equipment, including ANSI and IEC metal-clad and metal-enclosed switchgear, circuit breakers, DC switchgear, power rectifiers and integrated electrical houses. Founded in 1947 as a metal-working shop serving Houston petrochemical plants, it serves oil and gas, petrochemical, utility, transit and commercial markets, with plants and service centers in the US, in Canada through Powell Canada, and in the UK. It hires mechanical and electrical assemblers, painters, fabrication machine operators, electrical engineers, field service technicians and supervisors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·Learn and adhere to all safety policies and practices to avoid safety incidents

·Learn and adhere to all manufacturing policies and practices to ensure consistent production

·Ensure quality by following standard work/process instructions and identifying any potential risks to product quality

·Ensure that work areas remain clean and well organized

·Lifting up to 50 lbs. occasionally

·Constantly standing

·Frequently working from a ladder, and climbing up and down ladders.

·Constantly working overhead

·Constantly working in cramped quarters

·Install electrical devices (disconnects, lights, panel boards, transformers, battery chargers, lighting contactors, VFDs, etc.)

·Bend, run, and install conduit (EMT and Rigid)

·Install wireway

·Install cable tray

·Pull wire and large cable

·Cut, strip, crimp, and terminate wires

·Install wiring by following standard work/process instructions (NEC Manual)

·Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned

Education and Experience:

·Minimum of high school diploma or GED and 1 year of relevant manufacturing experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing experience

·Must have a basic command of the English language, both written and verbal

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·Required

oAbility to perform basic mathematical calculations

oKnowledge of air, hand, and power tools

oBasic mechanical knowledge

oAbility to read a tape measure

oNew hires will run through an 8 week training course and must be able to pass written and hands on tests covering topics listed under Essential Duties and Responsibilities

o Training class will be conducted on 1st shift regardless of what shift the individual is employed on.

oEmployee is expected to meet or exceed established productivity run rates within 6 months of date of hire

· Preferred

oAbility to bend conduit on a GB Sidewinder style bender (EMT and Rigid)

oExperience installing cable tray

oExperience installing wire way

oAbility to crimp and terminate wires

oAbility to read drawings or blue prints

oWorking knowledge of electricity, circuits, and functions of common components (panel boards, transformers, disconnects, terminal blocks, relays, lighting contactors, etc)

oBasic exposure to and awareness of NEC

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