Industrial Electrician

Industrial Electrician

Location:

Gerdau North America

$2500 SIGN ON BONUS

$38.28 / hour plus shift premium. Generous benefits starting on your first day!

Plan, layout and perform operations required to install, troubleshoot, repair, construct, modify, calibrate, test, service, and program complex equipment in support of steel production operation and related plant facilities. Requires knowledge of electrical and electronic wiring specification, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of equipment.

• Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and electronic controls and systems, using required knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fluidic, and electrical systems/components and their operation.
• Perform rounds and check machinery to identify abnormalities and ensure machine functions operate within normal specifications.
• Exercise judgement when troubleshooting AC/DC motor controls, PLC, electrical drives, and high‑voltage systems up to 480 volts.
• Inspect and perform daily maintenance on shop machinery, mobile equipment, HVAC systems, PLC networks, cranes and replace worn items.
• Service the electrical aspects of pumps, motors, cranes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems as needed.
• Lay out, install, and maintain electronically–controlled equipment such as rolling mill loop controls, secondary distribution centers, programmable sequences, and pulpit control panel.
• Balance loads and wire complex circuits.
• Use diagnostic equipment including digital voltmeter, paper recorder, multimeter, oscilloscope, and other electronic tools.
• Maintain specified records of work performed, repair details, and material usage.
• Interpret intermediate level schematics and blueprints.
• Provide technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel.

• Operate mobile equipment to lift and transport materials, including loaders, cranes (including rigging principles), man‑lifts, brick‑lift, and forklifts.
• Ensure daily preventative maintenance of vehicles and mobile equipment, including fueling, cleaning, and checking/addition of fluids.
• Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules and guidelines for all tasks.
• Assist in training coworkers as needed.
• Maintain communication with coworkers via two‑way radio and hand signals.
• Work effectively as part of a self‑directed team with limited supervision.
• Maintain clean and orderly work areas and equipment.
• Engage in GBS tools and methodology.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills, specifically SAP experience.
• Assist maintenance personnel as needed.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Verifiable maintenance technical training.
• Understanding of shop mathematics using drawings, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments.
• Experience in an industrial environment with a routine maintenance component.
• 3–5 years of heavy industrial electrical maintenance experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of AC/DC motor theory and PLC troubleshooting.
• Intermediate knowledge of drives, electrical controls, NFPA 70E, and high‑voltage power systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of HVAC controls, electrical schematics, motor theory, and common electrical maintenance hand tools.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing;
  Industries:
  Manufacturing

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