Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialist — Steel Pipe Manufacturing

Build a career that shapes infrastructure

At Thompson Pipe Group, our products carry water and wastewater that communities rely on. As an Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialist in St. Beloit, IL, you’ll safeguard the uptime and safety of our steel pipe manufacturing facility by maintaining and improving electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

Pay range: $25.00–$35.00 per hour, experience dependent

Shift: 1st shift, 5:00 AM–3:30 PM; full-time with overtime available

Your impact

Reliability:
Cut downtime by diagnosing faults in PLCs, AC/DC drives, and control circuits.

Capability:
Apply codes, theory, and hands-on know‑how to plan and perform complex tasks.

Safety:
Lead with OSHA-compliant lockout, start-up, and shutdown procedures.

Core responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair a wide range of equipment: hoists, cranes, power supplies, boilers, scales, motors, gearboxes, cylinders, gauges, and test instruments.

Install, commission, and decommission equipment per company policy and regulatory requirements.

Advise operators/line mechanics on safe operation of electrical/electronic and mechanical components.

Communicate potential hazards and equipment risks to management and line teams.

Use specialized diagnostic tools to install, test, diagnose, repair, and maintain production and building systems.

Work effectively alone or with cross-functional teams.

Troubleshoot PLCs and maintain AC/DC motor drives.

Repair transformers, wiring, and other electrical/electronic devices.

Adopt and promote innovations that improve efficiency and safety.

Perform additional tasks that support continuous operations.

Qualifications5+ years as an industrial electrical/mechatronics technician; able to perform Maintenance II-level duties.

English reading/writing skills;
Spanish is a plus. Strong communicator at all levels.

Experienced with high/low voltage and intermediate 3‑phase motor branch circuits.

Solid math, measurement, and calibration skills; comfortable with diagnostic equipment.

Available for emergency service outside regular hours.

Bilingual English/Spanish helpful, not required; military background preferred.

Own the tools needed for advanced maintenance assignments.

Mechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic aptitude; positive leadership and housekeeping habits.

Strict adherence to safety procedures.

Experience checklist

Passtechnicalassessmentaddressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas

Mechanical systems: gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings

Reading/applying product manuals to complete repairs

Diagnosing electrical and mechanical breakdowns

Reading mechanical drawings (hydraulics and pneumatics)
Compliance US Work Authorization required

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