Position: Electronics Technician (Entry Level — We Train You!)
Division: New Manufacturing, Remanufacturing
Location: McGraw, NY
Start Your Career in Electronics — No Experience Needed
RTE (Refrigerated Transport Electronics) is a local McGraw company that builds the tech keeping the world’s food fresh as it travels across oceans. Our products sit in ports and terminals around the globe, tracking temperature, alarms, and even whether a container door is open or closed.
Bananas from Ecuador, oranges from Brazil, blueberries from Chile — the produce you see in your grocery store was likely monitored by equipment made right here in McGraw. And you can help build it.
Why We’re Hiring
Demand for refrigerated produce is exploding, and we’re growing fast. To keep up, we’re adding new team members to our manufacturing and remanufacturing teams — people who want to learn, work with their hands, and start a real career.
You don’t need experience. You don’t need a degree. You just need curiosity, reliability, and a willingness to learn.
We’ll teach you everything else.
What You’ll Do (We Train You on All of This)
As an entry‑level Electronics Technician, you’ll learn how to:
- Assemble and test electronic circuit boards
- Work with small tools and equipment
- Help build and repair the products we ship around the world
- Follow step‑by‑step instructions to make sure everything works perfectly
- Support our production and remanufacturing teams
If you like hands‑on work, puzzles, building things, or taking things apart to see how they work — you’ll fit right in.
Who Thrives Here
You’ll do great in this role if you:
- Enjoy working with your hands
- Pay attention to detail
- Like learning new skills
- Want a job that leads to a real career
- Want to stay local and avoid student debt
- Want to be part of a small, supportive team
No experience? Perfect. We’ll train you from day one.
What You Get (The Good Stuff)
- Health & Dental Insurance
- Extra money added to your Health Savings Account
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement (if you want to take classes later)
- 401(k) with % company match. So, your savings grow faster.
- Life Insurance
- A clean, organized, supportive work environment
- A real career path — not just a job
About RTE
We’re a small team (about 30 people) with a big impact. For over 40 years, we’ve been building and repairing the tech that keeps the global cold chain running. Our motto is Rebuilding the Past, Developing the Future, and we live it every day.
If you want to start a career you can grow with — we want to meet you.
Ready to Start?
Learn more at www.rte-usa.com. Then send us your info — even if you’ve never worked in electronics before. Use the button below.
The wage for this position is commensurate with skill and experience. The pay range is $20-$27.
RTE in McGraw, NY is an equal opportunity employer located 5 miles south of Cortland, just off of Interstate 81, and easily accessible from all points North and South – including Binghamton, Syracuse, and Ithaca.
EOE STATEMENT
Refrigerated Transport Electronics, Inc. (RTE) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Refrigerated Transport Electronics, Inc. (RTE) are based on one’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This Equal Employment Opportunity policy governs all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotions, transfers, compensation, discipline, termination, layoff, access to benefits and training, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.
The Company will provide reasonable accommodation as necessary and where required by law so long as the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship to the business. This policy does not intend to afford employees any greater protections than those under federal, state, or local law.
Refrigerated Transport Electronics, Inc. (RTE) strongly urges reporting all instances of discrimination and harassment and prohibits retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination, harassment or participates in an investigation of such report. Refrigerated Transport Electronics, Inc. (RTE) will take appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination, against any employee who violates this policy.