Electrical Maintenance Supervisor: Lead Reliability (Day)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Bonus program

Job summary

Gerdau is seeking an Electrical Industrial Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team at the Petersburg plant, focusing on reliability and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with operations, engineering, and plant leadership to reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, and drive safety and excellence through predictive and preventive maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or HS Diploma/GED with 5+ years of related experience.
• 3+ years of leadership in industrial maintenance, manufacturing, steel, metals, mining, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership experience

Electrical maintenance leadership

Predictive maintenance

Troubleshooting electrical systems

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

HS Diploma/GED with 5+ years experience

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Gerdau is seeking an Electrical Industrial Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team at the Petersburg plant, focusing on reliability and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with operations, engineering, and plant leadership to reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, and drive safety and excellence through predictive and preventive maintenance programs.