Maintenance Electrician

Maintenance Electrician in Monessen, PA

The Maintenance Electrician performs industrial electrical maintenance in a heavy manufacturing foundry environment, focusing on troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a wide range of electrical equipment and power distribution systems. This role works on a rotating three-turn shift schedule and plays a critical part in ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production equipment and plant electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Perform industrial electrical troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance on production and facility equipment.
• Diagnose and repair equipment such as main motor drives, generators, control panels, delays, controllers, switchboards, circuit breakers, lighting circuits, resistors, and related components.
• Install, repair, and maintain power transmission lines and transformers in an industrial environment.
• Service and maintain high-tension substation equipment, including disconnects, switch gear, bushings, insulator slings, lightning arrestors, and phase wire grounding equipment.
• Install and repair conduit, including bending conduit, routing, and securing it according to electrical codes and plant standards.
• Splice and insulate wires and cables, including making splices on energized (hot) lines when required and in accordance with safety procedures.
• Isolate circuits safely for repairs and maintenance, ensuring proper lockout/tagout and verification of de-energized systems.
• Analyze all types of electrical circuits and wiring diagrams to modify, service, install, or repair electronic devices and systems.
• Install, maintain, and repair various mill electrical equipment, including electronic computing and control systems, power and distribution control equipment, and associated devices.
• Work with measuring, recording, processing, and control devices, as well as indicating devices, instruments, and gauges used in the production environment.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks on motors, motor control circuits, 3-phase motors, and motor circuit components to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Troubleshoot and repair DC electrical systems and AC systems, ensuring proper operation and compliance with safety standards.
• Complete work orders, document repairs, and communicate equipment status to maintenance and operations teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying recurring issues and recommending corrective actions or upgrades to electrical systems.
• Work safely in an industrial foundry environment, following all safety policies and procedures, including PPE use and safe work practices for high-voltage and energized systems.
• Collaborate with other maintenance technicians, electricians, and production staff to minimize equipment downtime and support smooth plant operations.
• Participate in training and qualification processes, including testing to advance from learner/apprentice to qualified rate within defined timelines.

Essential Skills

• Industrial maintenance experience with a strong focus on electrical troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance.
• Hands-on experience repairing main motor drives, generators, control panels, delays, controllers, switchboards, circuit breakers, lighting circuits, resistors, and similar electrical equipment.
• Experience installing, repairing, and maintaining power transmission lines and transformers in an industrial setting.
• Experience working with high-tension substation equipment such as disconnects, switch gear, bushings, insulator slings, lightning arrestors, and phase wire grounding equipment.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and maintaining DC electrical systems and motor circuits.
• Strong knowledge of motor control systems and 3-phase motors, including diagnosis and repair.
• Ability to bend, install, and repair conduit in an industrial environment.
• Proficiency in electrical wiring, splicing, and insulating wires and cables, including performing safe splices on energized lines when required.
• Ability to isolate circuits safely for repairs, including proper application of lockout/tagout procedures.
• Skill in reading, analyzing, and interpreting all types of electrical circuits and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to modify, service, install, and repair electronic devices and systems, including mill electrical equipment and control systems.
• Experience working with power and distribution control equipment, measuring and recording devices, processing and control devices, indicating devices, instruments, and gauges.
• Willingness and ability to work all shifts on a rotating three-turn schedule, including daylight, afternoon, and overnight shifts.
• Comfort working in an industrial foundry environment with heavy equipment and energy systems.
• Strong commitment to safety and adherence to established safety procedures and standards.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience as a maintenance technician in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with industrial control systems and electronic…