Locomotive Electrical Wiring Assembler

Build what moves the world — in Muncie, IN

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has teamed up with Impact Workforce Solutions to add a skilled Electrical Assembler to the manufacturing team in Muncie, Indiana.

Your shift, pay, and perks

• Schedule: 2nd shift (Mon–Fri, 2:30pm–11:00pm); mandatory weekly overtime
• Starting pay: $20+ (based on shift and experience)
• 2nd Shift Rate: $19.00/hr + $1.00 shift differential ($20.00/hr)
• Employment type: Full-time with weekly pay

We offer

• 5 Days of PTO
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Up to 50% of health insurance premiums paid by Impact
• Access to a retirement plan, financial fitness, and employee savings programs

Apply Online: https://iwsllc.applytojob.com/apply/z5lq7pdcGd/Electrical-Assembler?source=FactoryFix

A day in this role

You arrive at your electrical compartment build station, open the latest blueprint set and wiring schematics, and stage the day’s components. From there, you:

• Install large components and sub-assemblies into electrical compartments
• Route loose wires and cables to the correct components
• Terminate and secure cables throughout the compartment
• Follow process sheets and quality gate requirements, verifying gauge calibration and applying torque to engineering standards
• Support Quality by helping resolve any non-conforming issues
• Keep your area organized and clean to 5S expectations

As you advance, you will also

• Install wire harnesses and/or loose wires to panel assemblies and make precise terminations at the appropriate electrical components
• Construct plug assemblies and complete terminations per plug charts
• Create wire harnesses from process drawings by applying wires and cables to spec
• Train others and share best practices

What you bring

• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing experience (heavy industrial preferred)
• Ability to read a tape measure
• Hands-on experience with hand tools
• Familiarity with blueprints and wiring/wire schematics (preferred)
• Student mentality and willingness to learn
• Forklift and/or crane experience (preferred)
• Basic PC/data entry skills
• Comfort working in a manufacturing setting using industrial equipment, heavy structural assembly methods, and a variety of hand/power tools and measuring devices

Physical and environmental realities

• Strength: lift and carry up to 50 lbs; push/pull up to 75 lbs
• Motion: constant walking; frequent and sustained bending, crouching, stopping, kneeing, squatting; overhead reaching; climbing ladders
• Vision/Hearing: follow written and verbal instructions; hear audible alarms
• Work Environment: varied surfaces (concrete, gravel, rail car and locomotive floors); heights from floor level to tops of locomotives; confined spaces; non-temperature-controlled areas; all weather conditions; high noise and dust
• Emotional Demands: comfortable working alone
• Safety: this is a safety-sensitive position working around active tracks, rail cars, locomotives, and moving equipment; strict adherence to safety protocols, health/medical screenings, and required PPE is essential

Proficiencies

• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical / Electronic Systems
• Mechanical Assembly Skills
• Blueprint Reading
• Electrical Assembly
• Mechanical Assembly

Tools you’ll use

• Power Tools
• Hand tools
• Measuring Tape

Compliance

EOE

Thank you for your interest in Impact Workforce Solutions, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and participate in the E-Verify eligibility confirmation program.