Electrical Apprentice

Job Description

Job Description

Aerotek is hiring Electrical Assemblers for an Industrial Facility located in the south Memphis area (38118). This position will move to Byhalia, MS around September 2026. If interested and qualified, please apply for immediate consideration.

Shift: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 5pm-530am (will be paid for 4 additional straight time hours if you work the full shift Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)

Pay: $31.05/hr

Job Description

This apprenticeship offers a structured training academy that prepares you to assist with and eventually perform mechanical and electrical builds of customer products. You will learn to read and interpret point-to-point wiring schematics and diagrams for 480V, 120V, and 24V systems, and receive in-depth training in crimping, pulling, terminating, and installing UL panels and subassemblies. After completing the training academy, you will work in a production cell environment wiring, assembling, and testing industrial control panels and switchgear systems according to detailed specifications.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, wire, and test industrial control panels and switchgear systems with a focus on 3-phase power distribution.
• Pull, route, crimp, install, and test wiring using point-to-point schematics and diagrams.
• Use tools such as multimeters, wire strippers, crimpers, torque wrenches, and other hand and power tools to complete electrical and mechanical assembly tasks.
• Perform part replacement on tools and equipment as needed and according to schedule.
• Resolve routine questions and problems independently, escalating more complex issues to higher-level team members or supervisors.
• Work under direct, close supervision with output monitored frequently to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
• Maintain documentation and update panel layouts and related records as needed.
• Follow manufacturing protocols and lean production principles to support efficient, high-quality output.
• Follow detailed written and verbal instructions, including visual aids, diagrams, blueprints, and electrical schematics.
• Ensure the assigned work area remains clean, organized, and compliant with 5S standards.
• Comply with and follow all procedures within the company security policy and other applicable policies.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned to support production and team goals.
• Coordinate with teammates to organize tasks that require multiple team members, working effectively in smaller group teams within the work cell.
• Communicate with inventory personnel to keep them informed of spare parts inventory levels and locations to support timely order fulfillment.
• Work primarily within a designated cell unit, remaining mostly stationary around that unit for the duration of the shift.
• Wire different sections of the assigned unit according to client specifications using point-to-point schematics.
• Perform real-time point-to-point testing to verify accurate wiring, identify issues, and ensure there are no problems with wires or housings.

Essential Skills

• Basic electrical wiring or electrical assembly experience preferred.
• Strong initiative and motivation to learn a skilled trade through an in-depth training academy.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions in a production environment.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability and drive to learn to interpret blueprints, graphs, electrical schematics, and related technical documentation.
• Comfort working with electrical systems at 480V, 120V, and 24V after appropriate training.
• Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions, including visual aids and diagrams.
• Willingness to work weekend 2nd shift (5:00 p.m.–5:30 a.m., Friday through Sunday) after completing the training academy.
• Reliability and professionalism in a training and classroom-style environment, including adherence to conduct expectations.
• Comfort working in a team-based, cell production setting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with electrical assembly, wiring, or panel building in an industrial or production environment.
• Familiarity with reading and working from electrical schematics, point-to-point wiring diagrams, and blueprints.
• Hands-on experience with control panel wiring, panel layout, and industrial control systems.
• Experience using hand and power tools, including wire strippers, crimpers, torque wrenches, and multimeters.
• Exposure to electrical testing, electronics, electronic assembly, or soldering.
• Experience with mechanical assembly and production environments.
• Understanding of lean production principles and 5S workplace organization.
• Comfort working in a structured training academy environment that includes classroom instruction and hands-on lab practice.

Why Work Here?

You join a company that genuinely invests in long-term career growth, with real examples of leaders who started in entry-level roles and advanced into executive positions. You benefit from a comprehensive benefits package that may include health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement savings options, paid time off, and sick pay. You can take advantage of a ride share program and biweekly pay once you transition to a permanent role. You work in an organization known for truly taking care of its people, offering a supportive culture and a strong emphasis on employee well-being. You also have access to a free on-site gym and recreation center, including amenities such as cornhole, ping pong, and a basketball court, supporting a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Work Environment

You begin in a one-week training academy held on-site in a classroom-style lab environment where you learn safety, electrical wiring fundamentals, standard protocols, and point-to-point electrical reading. Training includes both paper-based learning, such as reading schematics and correctly labeling wiring, and hands-on practice using tools, adding ferrules, crimping, terminating, landing wiring, and aligning wiring in panels for proper tracing and testing. Expectations mirror a professional training or classroom setting, and adherence to conduct and dress standards is required. After training, you work in an extremely clean, temperature-controlled production environment. The electrical assembly area consists of cell stations with large working areas, where teams of approximately 5–7 technicians collaborate to assemble units according to specification. You primarily remain within your assigned work cell for the duration of your shift. All tools and materials needed to complete assembly are provided on site, and no outside tools are required. The role follows a weekend 2nd shift schedule of 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Friday through Sunday, after completing the first-week training academy on 1st shift.