Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

Gerdau; Petersburg (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) match up to 6%

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance within the U.S.

Job summary

Gerdau is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team within a large steel mill. You will drive reliability strategy, partner with plant leadership, and apply advanced maintenance technologies to improve equipment performance.

The role is day-shift, a high-impact leadership position with relocation assistance within the U.S. and bonus eligibility based on performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or 5+ years related experience.
• 3+ years of leadership in heavy industry.
• Experience leading electrical maintenance or reliability teams.
• Knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance practices.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop electrical maintenance personnel.
• Improve reliability via predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical equipment issues.
• Drive safety and operational excellence initiatives.
• Plan outages and major repairs; collaborate with operations.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Troubleshooting electrical

Team development

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

HS Diploma or GED (with 5+ years experience)

Tools

SAP

Maximo

CMMS

Job description

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Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

Date: Sep 17, 2026

Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

Lead Electrical Reliability for a Steel Mill $115K-$130K + Bonus + Relocation Assistance within the U.S.| Leadership Role - Day Shift

At Gerdau, you'll have the opportunity to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team, influence reliability strategy, and drive continuous improvement across critical production systems. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll partner directly with plant leadership and have the support, resources, and technology needed to improve equipment performance and develop your team.

Why Join Gerdau?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting Day 1
• 100% 401(k) match up to 6%
• Paid parental leave
• Stable, growing company investing in equipment reliability and predictive maintenance technologies
• Opportunity to lead meaningful improvements in a highly automated industrial environment

What You'll Do

As the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead a team responsible for electrical maintenance and reliability across plant systems. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance leadership to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and create a safe, high-performing work environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop electrical maintenance personnel
• Improve equipment reliability through predictive and preventive maintenance programs
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of electrical and mechanical equipment issues
• Drive safety, environmental, quality, and operational excellence initiatives
• Partner with operations to minimize downtime and maximize plant performance
• Coach and develop employees through training, mentoring, and hands-on leadership
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen, 5S, and root cause failure analysis
• Monitor performance metrics and implement action plans to achieve business objectives
• Manage routine maintenance activities, work execution, and reliability improvements
• Participate in outage planning, major repairs, and capital improvement projects

What We're Looking For

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field ORHS Diploma/GED and 5+ years of job-related work experience in lieu of degree.
• 3+ years of leadership experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing, steel, metals, mining, pulp and paper, chemical processing, power generation, or related heavy industry
• Experience leading electrical maintenance or reliability teams
• Knowledge of predictive, preventive, and reliability-centered maintenance practices
• Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems, motors, drives, controls, and power distribution equipment
• Strong leadership, communication, and employee development skills
• Ability to build relationships across maintenance, operations, and engineering teams

Preferred

• Experience with overhead cranes, utilities, mobile equipment, substations, switchyards, HVAC systems, or industrial environmental systems
• Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or similar platforms
• Experience in steel manufacturing or other heavy industrial environments

This is primarily a day‑shift leadership position with off‑hours support for critical maintenance activities, outages, and operational emergencies.

If you're an electrical maintenance leader who enjoys developing people, improving reliability, solving complex technical challenges, and making a visible impact on plant performance, we'd like to talk with you.

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