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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Panel Shop Technician, also known as a Panel Wirer, who will be responsible for the construction, wiring, and testing of switchgear and control panels in the Bristol, PA Panel Shop. This role emphasizes safety and high-quality workmanship in a company recognized as a Great Place To Work since 2018.

Responsibilities

  • Accurately constructs control panels in the panel shop
  • Correctly inventories parts received
  • Accurately updates project BOM and white board
  • Correctly scans inventoried package list and emails to coordinators and engineers
  • Ensures wiring work is neat and resembles high quality OEM construction
  • Maintains good communication pertaining to projects with management
  • Maintains a sufficient level of understanding of the NEC
  • Works in a safe manner, knowledgeable of and follows industry standard safety practices including OSHA UL508A and NFPA 70E guidelines
  • Maintains an acceptable personal driving record relative to points, accidents, and safe driving habits within company vehicles
  • Professionally interfaces with coworkers, site end users, contractors, engineers, etc.
  • Fills out company paperwork and other documentation timely and accurately

Requirements

  • One-year certificate from a college or trade school
  • Able to read schematics and implement into wiring
  • Some related Power Service experience including constructing control panels and field wiring modifications preferred
  • Panel shop wiring experience preferred
  • Safety training or OSHA 10 preferred
  • Excellent customer service skills and experience
  • Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel
  • Valid driver’s license to drive to Bristol, PA office daily and eventually to various customer sites
  • Available to perform scheduled on-call & overtime duties

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Bristol, PA

Pay in context

At roughly $20/hr, this posting comes in about 30% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Pennsylvania, where the middle half runs $25–$35/hr across 143 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Bristol, PA

Bristol, PA currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 321 other active welding openings from 196 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Bristol, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (12), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Bristol, PA

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Panel Wirer figures were last recalculated when this page was built.