Overview
This role is designed for a technically advanced maintenance electrician with deep troubleshooting expertise in heavy industrial environments. This is not a construction-focused position. The ideal candidate understands electrical theory, motor systems, VFDs, PLCs, and HMIs at a diagnostic level and is comfortable working on complex, uptime-critical production equipment.
The team is seeking someone who can think through failures, not simply replace parts. Depth of understanding and structured troubleshooting ability are critical.
What This Role Involves
You will support large-scale industrial production systems and be responsible for diagnosing and repairing electrical and automation-related failures across:
- High-horsepower motor systems (fractional HP to 10,000+ HP)
- Variable Frequency Drives (including medium voltage drives)
- PLC-controlled automation systems
- HMI interfaces and centralized control architectures
- Industrial power distribution systems
This role operates in a team-based maintenance environment supporting continuous production equipment.
Core Technical Requirements
Electrical Theory & Fundamentals
- Strong working knowledge of Ohm’s Law, power factor, and circuit calculations
- Ability to use multimeters, meggers, and diagnostic tools effectively
- Demonstrated root-cause troubleshooting methodology
- Experience diagnosing electrical faults beyond component swapping
Motors
- Experience working with industrial motors ranging from fractional HP to high-horsepower applications
- Understanding of motor construction, insulation systems, bearings, alignment, lubrication, and thermal failure modes
- Experience performing or supporting megger testing and vibration analysis
- Preventative mindset — identifying early signs of failure
Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Ability to troubleshoot drive faults rather than default to replacement
- Understanding of VFD theory (rectifier → DC bus → inverter architecture)
- Experience reading and interpreting fault codes
- Exposure to medium voltage drives is a strong differentiator
- Comfort working on critical, high-value equipment
PLC Systems
- Must be able to access and interpret PLC logic for troubleshooting
- Experience tracing I/O, reviewing ladder logic, and diagnosing control sequences
- Preferred: experience writing or modifying PLC code (timers, counters, sequences)
- Familiarity with common industrial platforms
HMI Systems
- Experience working with touchscreen interfaces
- Ability to modify screens, link tags, configure alarms
- Exposure to centralized HMI server architecture preferred
Ideal Background
- Heavy industrial manufacturing environment (steel, metals, automotive, chemical, paper, power generation, etc.)
- Team-based maintenance environment
- Experience supporting large continuous production systems
- Exposure to medium voltage systems
- Hands-on troubleshooting under uptime pressure
Strong candidates typically have:
- 5–10+ years of industrial maintenance experience
- Technical school, apprenticeship, military electrical training, or equivalent experience
- Experience in large, high-horsepower motor environments
What Will Make You Stand Out
- Demonstrated ability to clearly explain troubleshooting methodology
- Component-level repair mindset
- Comfort admitting limits and continuing to learn
- Logical, structured thinking under pressure
