TSEA energy provides solutions for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy, including power transformers and reactors up to 550kV and single-phase voltage regulators. Founded in 1968 as part of a Japanese multinational conglomerate, TSEA has been 100% Brazilian-owned since 2018. It is headquartered in Contagem, Minas Gerais, with offices in São Paulo and Houston and factories in Contagem, Betim, Curitiba, and Eden, North Carolina.
As a Shipping & Receiving Technician at our voltage regulator manufacturing and distribution facility in Eden, NC, you will be responsible for the inspection, receiving, storage, and outbound shipment of high-voltage equipment arriving from our plant in Brazil and going out to utility customers across the U.S.
This is a hands-on, high-ownership position in a start-up plant environment. You will be the person who makes sure nothing leaves the facility that doesn’t meet our quality standard.
Principais responsabilidades
Key Responsibilities
Receiving & Warehousing
- Receive voltage regulators and materials from our Brazilian plant and from local suppliers.
- Verify incoming shipments against packing lists, invoices, and shipping documents.
- Perform incoming inspection: transit damage, packaging integrity, paint and finish condition, accessories, nameplate verification, oil level, and signs of leakage.
- Document and photograph any non-conformity and initiate the corresponding report with the plant and/or carrier.
- Store and organize inventory with full serial-number traceability.
Outbound Shipping
- Complete the final inspection checklist before every shipment: finish and paint, accessories, visible connections, cleanliness, and identification.
- Perform minor repairs and corrective work on quality issues identified during receiving or final inspection, such as paint touch-ups, replacement of damaged components, and correction of electrical connections, as trained and authorized.
- Prepare units for transport, including packaging, blocking, bracing, securement, and palletizing
- Prepare and verify outbound documentation (packing list, BOL, certificates, and manuals as applicable).
- Record all transactions in the ERP system and maintain accurate inventory.
- Coordinate pickup windows and safe loading with carriers.
Plant Support
- Operate forklifts and overhead cranes and perform rigging activities as trained and authorized.
- Support electrical maintenance activities and the installation and start-up of plant machinery and infrastructure, under supervision and within the scope permitted by state regulations.
- Follow and reinforce all EHS/OSHA requirements, including lockout/tagout and PPE use. Requisitos técnicos Qualifications & Experience
- High school diploma or GED.
- Prior experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, or inspection in an industrial setting.
- Ability to read basic drawings and bills of material.
- Basic computer skills (ERP, email, spreadsheets).
- Ability and willingness to be trained and qualified to operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and rigging equipment. Perfil comportamental Preferred Skills
- Electrical trade school training, completed apprenticeship, or proven experience as an industrial electrician.
- Experience with transformers, voltage regulators, or other high-voltage equipment.
- Prior forklift, overhead crane, and/or rigging training or certification preferred.
- Spanish or Portuguese as a second language.
- Experience in a plant start-up environment.
- Willingness and ability to cross-train and support other manufacturing activities as business needs require.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs (23 kg), with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to safely work around forklifts, overhead cranes, suspended loads, and industrial equipment.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to climb stairs, ladders, or platforms as required.
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull.
- Ability to perform repetitive movements when required.
- Ability to use appropriate PPE.