Title: Maintenance Electrician
Location: Hammond, IN
Shift: 1st Shift (7AM - 3:30PM)
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary:$35-$45/hr.
Benefits: Insurance ( Medical, Health, Dental), Paid Holidays, PTO, and more!
Sterling Engineering is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to support maintenance operations within a specialty chemical manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and improving electrical, PLC, and process control systems while supporting production equipment reliability and plant operations.
Job Duties:
- Read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams and schematics.
- Commission, diagnose, calibrate, maintain, and repair environmental control systems and processes.
- Troubleshoot and support PLC control systems, programming, and related controls issues.
- Install, repair, and maintain manufacturing machinery and mechanical equipment.
- Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment.
- Diagnose equipment failures and identify root causes of mechanical and electrical issues.
- Troubleshoot electrical controls, drives, and process-related systems.
- Dismantle machinery and replace defective components as needed.
- Inspect and measure equipment to determine repair and replacement requirements.
- Maintain inventory of maintenance parts, equipment, and supplies.
- Support electrical systems including starters, relays, fuses, contactors, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required; technical school education preferred.
- 3+ years of machine maintenance or related industrial maintenance experience.
- 2+ years of electrical troubleshooting and repair experience.
- Experience with PLC troubleshooting; PLC programming experience is a plus.
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs and industrial equipment repair.
- Knowledge of electrical systems, controls, VFDs, and process equipment.
- Basic pipefitting experience.
- Welding experience preferred; welding certifications are a plus.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
- Experience using hand tools, meters, and diagnostic equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- 5 years of maintenance technician experience in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.
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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.