Lead Electrical Technician

Lead Electrical Technician

Beckwood, headquartered in Fenton, Missouri, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of custom hydraulic presses and automation equipment and is seeking a Lead Electrical Technicianto play a critical role in guiding our electrical production team and supporting the build of complex industrial machinery. 

This position blends hands-on electrical assembly expertise with day-to-day team leadership, ensuring high-quality panel builds, efficient workflows, and adherence to safety standards. Working closely with production leadership, this individual will help coordinate work on the floor, mentor team members, and drive successful project execution. It’s a strong opportunity for an experienced professional to step into a leadership role with direct impact on both team performance and production outcomes.

Benefits & Perks of Beckwood:

Beckwood offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including:

• Competitive salary
• Bi-annual bonus potential
• A team-focused culture with catered lunches, team-building activities, and employee engagement events
• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental and Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • AD&D coverage
  • Parental leave
  • Flexible PTO and sick time
  • 401(k) with employer contribution

What You`ll Be Doing:

• Establish an environment of teamwork, employee involvement/empowerment, fairness and consistency.
• Help train and coach electrical team, recommends discipline and development opportunities to Electrical Supervisor and/or Production Manager.
• Uphold safety procedures.
• Partner with Electrical Supervisor and/or Production Manager to ensure successful completion of electrical assembly responsibilities by all team members.
• Perform job tasks as other team members of the electrical team including:
  • Layout and wire industrial electrical control panels
  • Read and interpret electrical schematics and wire panels from prints
  • Interface machines on the shop floor from boxes to connection points
  • Help check I/O on initial start-up of press
  • Troubleshoot any issues with initial start-up of press
• Provide daily guidance to the production electrical team and assist others when needed
• Help determine electrical layout on machine and panels
• Provide estimated timelines to Electrical Supervisor and/or Production Manager for scheduling
• Monitor Teams and email to keep up with communication
• Work regularly with other leads to ensure workflows and schedules are streamlined on the production floor

What We’re Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Technical school a plus

• Minimum of 7 years electrical/wiring control panels experience

• Understand electrical components and electricity

• Experience building control panels to UL specifications

• Ability to read schematics and wire panels from prints

• Industrial Manufacturing experience

• Demonstrated ability to pro-actively encourage continuous improvement and solve problems

• Set example as exemplary employee, upholding Beckwood’s core values

• Must have the ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

• Ability to read and understand hydraulic and pneumatic schematics

• Demonstrated leadership in a group setting

Key Skills & Attributes:

Successful candidates typically demonstrate:

• Quality focused
• Safety minded
• Accountability
• Team player
• Leadership
• Communication skills
• Problem solver
• Attention to detail

Work Environment

This position operates in a plant environment. The employee is regularly exposed to a variety of conditions within the plant. The noise level is usually moderate. Will be exposed to manufacturing conditions including heat in the summer months and cold in the winter months.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods, moving throughout the manufacturing floor to position oneself for equipment inspection or maintenance. This includes ascending/descending and working atop ladders or elevated platforms, as well as accessing machinery at varying heights, including ground level. Additionally, the position requires occasionally moving or transporting equipment or boxes weighing up to 50 pounds. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Beckwood

Established in 1976, Beckwood is a world leader in hydraulic and servo-electric presses, automation equipment, and advanced manufacturing solutions.

Our machinery helps companies across the globe produce the products we rely on every day—from airplanes to pacemakers and everything in between. Our work supports industries that make the world smarter, faster, healthier, and safer.

Our people are the heartbeat of our organization. We bring a can-do attitude, creative thinking, and a passion for solving complex challenges. We’re competitive, collaborative, and fun-loving—with a relentless focus on customer success.

Learn more about our culture at beckwoodpress.com/careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.