Job Description
Job Title: Industrial Maintenance Electrician
Location: Manteno, IL
Shift: 2nd Shift
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire, Onsite
Pay Range: $30.00 - $34.00/hr
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and additional benefits
Overview:
Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.
Job Summary:
A growing manufacturing organization is seeking a skilled Industrial Electrical Technician to support the performance, reliability, and continuous operation of electrical and automated equipment within a regulated production environment. This role is responsible for installing, maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing electrical systems that support high-speed manufacturing processes while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Job Duties:
- Install, maintain, and repair industrial electrical systems including wiring, panels, motors, and control components.
- Troubleshoot and resolve electrical issues using diagnostic tools to minimize equipment downtime.
- Support automated equipment by maintaining PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, and related control systems.
- Perform preventive maintenance and inspections to improve reliability and production efficiency.
- Document maintenance activities, work orders, and equipment changes in accordance with company standards.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and electrical codes while maintaining a safe work environment.
- Collaborate with maintenance and operations teams to resolve technical issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree in Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, or related field preferred.
- Completion of an electrical apprenticeship program or equivalent hands-on technical training.
- Minimum 5 years of experience performing industrial electrical maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Experience troubleshooting PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, motors, and control systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar).
- Knowledge of industrial power distribution, motor controls, and automation components.
- Familiarity with electrical safety standards and regulatory compliance requirements
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
| Location | Manteno, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $30–$34 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://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
- Allen-Bradleyunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Distribution Controlunmatched
- Electrical Componentsunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Motor Control Systemsunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Production Systemsunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Reliability Engineeringunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- Safety Standardsunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
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