Electrical Mechanical Technician

Electrical Mechanical Technician Bluffton, Indiana
Job : 41694

LARGE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN BLUFFTON, IN IS HIRING A HIGH-LEVEL ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR 2ND SHIFT!

THIS OPENING REQUIRES HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL AND PLC EXPERIENCE.

We are looking for a true Electrical / Multi-Craft Industrial Maintenance Technician with detailed hands‑on experience troubleshooting PLCs, VFDs, industrial controls, motors, servo systems, automation, and high-voltage manufacturing equipment
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Simply stating “PLC troubleshooting” or “worked with up to 480V” on your resume is not enough. Your resume needs to clearly demonstrate your hands‑on electrical and controls experience.

Depending on technical experience and interview performance, candidates may be hired as either a Technician II or Technician III
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2nd Shift: Monday–Thursday

3:30 PM – 2:00 AM

Overtime available/required on Fridays based on production needs.

This is the priority opening being filled first
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$33.03/hour

$38.78/hour

+$0.65/hour

+$0.25/hour

With both premiums:

Technician II:
Up to $33.93/hour

Technician III:
Up to $39.68/hour

This is NOT a basic mechanical maintenance position with occasional electrical troubleshooting.

We need candidates who have substantial hands‑on industrial electrical experience involving several of the following:

• PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment

• PLC I/O troubleshooting

• Connecting to PLC-controlled machinery for diagnostics

• Diagnosing control-system faults

• VFD troubleshooting

• AC/DC drives

• Servo drives and servo systems

• 480V industrial electrical systems

• Motors and motor controls

• Relays and contractors

• Sensors and solenoids

• Machine safety circuits

• Electrical control panels

• Industrial automation

• Robotic equipment

• Electrical power distribution

• Electrical schematics

• Wiring diagrams

• Conduit and industrial wiring

• Multimeters and electrical diagnostic equipment

Your resume must provide detail showing how you have used these systems in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Candidates need more than simply having worked around PLC-controlled equipment.

Strong candidates should be able to explain experience such as:

• Troubleshooting PLC-controlled machinery.

• Diagnosing PLC inputs and outputs.

• Identifying failed sensors, switches, relays, solenoids, and field devices.

• Tracing machine faults through electrical schematics.

• Troubleshooting communication between controls and equipment.

• Using HMIs to diagnose machine faults.

• Determining whether a problem is electrical, mechanical, controls‑related, or programming‑related.

• Connecting to equipment using diagnostic software, particularly at the Technician III level.

• Diagnosing faults within PLC programs and control systems at the senior level.

PLC programming is not required for Technician II, but detailed PLC troubleshooting experience is required.

We are specifically targeting technicians from heavy industrial manufacturing environments
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Strong backgrounds include:

• Automotive manufacturing

• Metal stamping

• Steel / metal processing

• Fabrication

• Machining

• Industrial equipment manufacturing

• Heavy manufacturing

• Automated assembly

• Other industrial production environments

Food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturing backgrounds are not the target for this opening.

Experience troubleshooting and maintaining equipment such as the following is highly valuable:

• Stamping presses

• Transfer presses

• Coil feed lines

• Robotic weld cells

• Automated manufacturing cells

• Servo-driven equipment

• Leak-testing equipment

• Washers

• Furnaces

• Machining equipment

• Automated…