Maintenance Electrician

About the role

To ensure success as a maintenance electrician, you should have high-level problem‑solving skills, extensive experience working with industrial electrical systems, and excellent communication skills. Ultimately, a top‑class maintenance electrician ensures the smooth running of a building's electrical system and resolves issues quickly and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Routinely inspecting electrical systems such as wiring, fixtures, and appliances.
• Identifying faults or hazards.
• Troubleshooting system failures.
• Reviewing blueprints to understand wiring placement.
• Testing electrical systems with oscilloscopes, voltmeters, and ohmmeters.
• Conducting maintenance repairs on old or faulty fixtures.
• Responding to fault requests.
• Providing suggestions for equipment replacement.
• Writing electrical maintenance reports.
• Installation of electrical appliances/equipment.
• Adhering to safety and performance standards.
• Assisting in mechanical maintenance when needed.
• Helping complete preventive maintenance as scheduled.
• Completing assigned tasks given by the supervisor.
• Knowledge of PLC and drive systems.
• Ability to interact with outside services.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Electrician qualification certificate.
• Proven work experience as a Maintenance Electrician.
• Familiarity with industrial electrical systems and the National Electrical Code.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• High degree of manual dexterity with good hand‑eye coordination.
• Ability to grasp and hold objects.
• Capable of climbing ladders and working at various heights on platforms or lifts.
• Ability to walk for frequent extended periods, sometimes on uneven surfaces.
• Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, climbing ladders and lifting.