Industrial Electrician

Industrial Electrician – Build Your Future with Gerdau

Earn $37.08 / hr + premium pay, 354 hours of annual overtime, and weekly bonuses — with the potential to make $100k plus your first year.

If you’re the kind of electrician who loves solving problems, thrives in a fast‑paced industrial environment, and takes pride in keeping critical equipment running, this is the place to build a long-term career. At Gerdau, you won’t just maintain equipment — you’ll help power the manufacturing of steel that builds America.

Why Gerdau?

A Career with Purpose

Our mills transform millions of tons of raw material into steel used in automotive, construction, heavy equipment, appliances, and more. Your work directly supports industries that keep the world moving.

A Culture That Has Your Back

• A diverse, innovative, people-first environmentA team that values safety above everythingA company investing heavily in technology, training, and continuous improvement
  
  Real career paths — not just jobs

Benefits That Start Day One

• Medical, Dental, Vision — effective your first dayLife & Dependent Care, FSA & HSAPaid Parental Leave
  100% 401(k) match up to 6%
  Life & AD&D Insurance Weekly bonuses
  
  Tuition reimbursement
  
  Employee Assistance & Health Advocate programs
  
  Career development, training, and advancement opportunities

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED preferred
  
  Ability to pass a Ramsey electrical exam Strong industrial electrical maintenance skills which includes PLC and drives experience.
  
  Basic PLC programming knowledge for troubleshooting.
  
  Working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and blueprint reading
  
  Comfortable working at heights
  
  Ability to work 12‑hour rotating shifts (days, nights, and two weekends per month)

What You’ll Do

As an Industrial Electrician, you’ll keep our plant running safely and efficiently by performing electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work across a wide range of industrial systems.

Your Impact

• Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and electronic systems
  
  Diagnose issues with AC/DC motors, PLCs, drives, and high‑voltage systems (≤480V)
  Perform routine rounds to identify abnormalities and ensure equipment is operating within spec Maintain and repair cranes, mobile equipment, PLC networks, pumps, motors, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems
  
  Lay out, install, and maintain electronically controlled equipment including rolling mill loop controls, programmable sequences, and distribution centers
  
  Balance loads, wire complex circuits, and interpret schematics/blueprints
  
  Use diagnostic tools such as digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, and multi‑meters
  
  Document work performed and support maintenance/production teams with technical expertise

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.