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Electrician

MO - Kansas City

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Leverage Your Knowledge and Experience in Unique Role that is More Mental, Less Physical

Work with Diverse Systems and Earn Unique Perks at Company that Values You

Bring your experience as an electrician in industrial / manufacturing settings to Herzig Engineering. Here's why:

You will use your knowledge more than your tools – instead of pulling cable and bending conduit, you'll gather valuable information related to electrical safety. Quick question for you - click here
You'll earn a competitive salary, so your income from month to month will be consistent and predictable.
In addition to traveling to locations all over the US, you will broaden your experience as you observe a variety of electrical distribution systems in diverse facilities -- and you'll be home on weekends.
The travel comes with great perks, like earning additional paid time off (1 comp day for every 9 days away from home) and acquiring points toward airline companion passes.
You'll join a great group of people in company that values you and your expertise.
Success in this role could set you up to advance in our organization.

Grounded in safety. Herzig Engineering specializes in electrical safety services and studies with a particular emphasis in Arc Flash Hazard Assessments. These power distribution studies assist our clients with complying with OSHA and NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements. Our clients come from all industry sectors including the industrial, manufacturing, medical, commercial, institutional and other settings. We help increase safety for our clients by empowering employees and management with knowledge of the electrical safety risks they will encounter at their jobs.

The Requirements

Internally we call this job "Engineering Technician." To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have:

A high school degree; a 2-year technical degree is a plus. Quick question for you - click here
Solid experience as an electrician in industrial and / or manufacturing settings; experience in the construction of these facilities can be helpful.
Strong knowledge of electrical distribution systems and equipment; familiarity with multiple systems is preferred.
The ability to achieve goals independently.
Good communication skills.
The ability to represent Herzig Engineering effectively in interactions with customers.
A master or journeyman electrician license is preferred but not required.Quick question for you - click here

The Role

As Engineering Technician you will visit client sites around the country to collect electrical distribution information. The information is used to assess the safety of the systems, especially

arc flash hazards.

You'll need to be willing and able to travel nationally just about every week. Typically you will fly out on Monday and be back Friday to spend the weekend at home. You'll have a company credit card to food and other expenses. Quick question for you - click here

The travel perks cover:

For every 9 days you travel overnight, you will earn 1 additional day of paid time off (PTO). When combined with our standard PTO benefit, most Engineering Technicians enjoy 4 to 6 weeks of PTO each year.
As you use our favored airline partner you will earn points toward companion passes that can be used for free flights. Some Technicians use them to bring their spouse along on certain trips.

More Good Reasons

Use your knowledge in an important role

While you may get hands on once in a while, for the most part you'll put your expertise to work. You'll help us provide services that help customers promote safety and stay in compliance.

Professional development
You'll grow your skills and knowledge in working with different systems and as you interact with talented Herzig teammates. We believe that round pegs don’t fit in square holes. As an employee, we'll look for the area that excites you as a worker. Happy employees lead to better quality work! We offer career advancement for strong candidates.

Great environment
We are a smaller, family-owned company, and the family feeling extends to the whole team. We offer an upbeat and professional work environment that encourages problem solving and productivity.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary and discretionary bonuses, we offer group health insurance, a 401(k) plan, the PTO described under The Role, and more. We also have fresh fruit delivered weekly to our office.

Keys to Success

Our team is always looking for professionals with positive attitudes and “go-getter” dispositions. To be an outstanding Engineering Technician, you will:

Maintain strong safety awareness at all times.
Bring the self-motivation and self-discipline to work autonomously, but also work effectively as a team player.
Be resourceful in solving issues; help is a phone call away, but you should take pride in trying to resolve the issue yourself first.
Demonstrate a service orientation as you interact with customers, helping maintain our ongoing relationships with them.
Pay close attention to details – in many ways this is the gist of the job.

Pictured: Herzig Engineering supports a wide variety of customers in many, many industries. Represented here is just a handful.