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Industrial Electrician

Sterling Engineering, Inc.
  • Lebanon, IN
  • $55–$65 Per Hour
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30+ days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Industrial Electrician | Medium Voltage
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire (long-term career opportunity)
Target Pay Rate: $55.00 - $65.00/hour
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS medical plans, dental/vision coverage, 401(k), and ESOP
 
Must-Have Skills:
  • Strong industrial electrical maintenance experience (manufacturing, chemical, refinery, or similar)
  • Medium voltage experience (4160V required)
  • Relay testing and breaker testing experience
  • Switchgear, motor controls, and industrial power distribution systems
  • Instrumentation troubleshooting and calibration knowledge
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and P&IDs
  • Experience in heavy industrial or process environments
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
 
Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a Medium-Voltage Industrial Electrician to support commissioning, startup, and long-term maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems across a multi-building pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Indianapolis.
 
This role is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting critical electrical utility systems supporting both construction-phase commissioning and long-term GMP manufacturing operations. The position requires strong expertise in medium-voltage systems (including 4160V), relay/breaker testing, and industrial electrical infrastructure in a highly regulated environment.
 
Candidates with refinery, chemical, or heavy industrial backgrounds are strongly preferred due to the complexity and safety requirements of the systems involved.
 
Job Duties:
  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on low and high voltage electrical systems
  • Troubleshoot and repair medium-voltage systems, including 4160V switchgear, breakers, relays, and motor control systems
  • Perform relay testing and breaker testing
  • Support commissioning, FATs, and startup activities for electrical utility systems
  • Maintain and troubleshoot industrial instrumentation and control systems
  • Support utility systems including steam, chilled water, compressed air, glycol, and high purity water systems
  • Interpret and work from electrical schematics, P&IDs, and technical drawings
  • Document all work using required maintenance systems and Good Documentation Practices
  • Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams across shifts and departments
  • Support cross-training across multiple craft disciplines
  • Follow all site safety procedures including LOTO, permit systems, and hazard analysis requirements
  • Participate in site safety programs and report all incidents, injuries, and hazards
  • Work in compliance with cGMP and industrial safety standards
  • Maintain required qualifications for high-risk tasks (LOTO, confined space, lifting, respirator use, etc.)
  • Support commissioning and operational safety in high-voltage environments
 
Qualifications:
  • Associate’s degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 5 years of industrial electrical or instrumentation maintenance experience
  • Strong experience with medium voltage systems (4160V required)
  • Experience with relay testing, breaker testing, and switchgear systems
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in industrial environments
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and P&IDs
  • Mechanical aptitude and cross-craft capability
  • Ability to work overtime, weekends, and extended shifts as needed
  • Chemical, refinery, or oil & gas background strongly preferred
  • Large-scale industrial or union maintenance experience is a plus
  • Experience in commissioning/startup environments
  • Pharmaceutical or GMP exposure (nice to have)


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLebanon, IN
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$55–$65 Per Hour
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • Automationunmatched
  • Calibrationunmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Construction Supportunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Control Systemsunmatched
  • Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)unmatched
  • Drug Manufacturingunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electrical Utilityunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
  • High Voltage (HV)unmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Instrumentationunmatched
  • Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
  • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
  • Medium Voltage (MV)unmatched
  • Motor Control Systemsunmatched
  • Oil and Gasunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Safety Standardsunmatched
  • Safety Trainingunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • Startupunmatched
  • Switchgearunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Technical Drawingunmatched
  • Testingunmatched

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