Electrical Maintenance Technician

Fives DyAG Corp.; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Holidays

Personal Time Off

401K & IRA

Job summary

Fives Group is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on industrial machinery, ensuring safety and high availability. The role requires PLC/HMI experience, instrumentation knowledge, and the ability to lead during critical shutdowns, with strong documentation and safety practices.

Candidates should have a completed technical education in electrical technology and at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years in industrial electrical maintenance and automation (preferred).
• Experience leading during critical shutdowns or outages.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventive, predictive, and corrective electrical maintenance on industrial machinery and installations, ensuring safety and high availability.
• Perform advanced diagnostics and interventions on PLC/HMI and automation networks; install/commission new equipment.
• Develop automation improvements and poka-yoke solutions to reduce downtime and risk.
• Lead electrical/automation interventions during critical shutdowns with defined strategy and safe sequence.
• Provide guidance to junior electricians and document work orders with 5S and traceability.

Skills

OSHA standards

PLC/HMI networks

Instrumentation

VFDs/soft starters/servo drives

Electrical commissioning

Education

Technical Education in Electrical Technology

Job description

Fives Group is seeking a Electrical Maintenance Technician

About Fives Group

Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, is an industrial engineering group founded in 1812 that designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world's largest industrial groups including the aluminum, steel, tube and pipe, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. Fives has achieved sales of over $2.5 billion with a team of over 9000 employees and a network of over 100 operational units in over 25 countries.

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Position: Electrical Maintenance Technician

Education / Technical Training

Completed Technical Education in Electrical Technology, Electrotechnics, Electrical/Electronic Technology, or Industrial Automation (preferred).

Required / Preferred Technical Knowledge

Mandatory: OSHA standards regarding the work performed; PLC/HMI and industrial networks; instrumentation; advanced parameterization/diagnostics of variable-frequency drives, soft starters, and servo drives when applicable, electrical commissioning and documentation.

Experience

5 years (preferred) in industrial electrical maintenance and automation, with technical leadership during critical shutdowns.

Professional Experience / Technical Competencies

Solid shop-floor experience with complex electrical and automation diagnostics; installation/commissioning of PLC/HMI/industrial networks; controlled logic changes and standardization (backup, version control, and change records); integration of sensors/actuators and poka-yoke/vision systems when applicable; substation/SEP switching operations only with the required qualification and authorization; work on projects with Engineering/Quality; conducting RCA and team training.

Main Responsibilities

Execute and technically coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective electrical maintenance activities on industrial machinery, equipment, and installations, ensuring safety, high availability, and process stability. Perform advanced diagnostics and interventions in electrical panels and automation systems (PLC/HMI/industrial networks), commission new equipment/installations, and develop automation and poka-yoke improvements/solutions to reduce downtime, losses, and risks, in alignment with Engineering, Production, and Quality and with strict compliance with APT/LOTO and applicable standards.

Lead electrical and automation interventions during critical shutdowns, defining the diagnostic strategy, resources, and safe sequence for return to operation.

Perform preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance on machinery and installations, ensuring reliability and compliance with technical and safety standards.

Diagnose complex failures using diagrams, historical data, measurements and signal/logic analysis, eliminating root causes and preventing recurrence.

Install, commission, and perform controlled changes to PLC/HMI and industrial networks when authorized, maintaining backups, traceability, and updated documentation.

Parameterize, develop, and implement advanced adjustments to variable-frequency drives and soft starters (and servo drives, when applicable), optimizing performance and protection.

Design/implement improvements to electrical panels and peripherals: modifications, standardization, identification, organization, electrical safety, and failure reduction. Page 3

Develop and implement automation and poka-yoke solutions (including vision/sensors when applicable) to improve quality, productivity, and safety.

Support Engineering/Quality in new processes and equipment introduction: FAT/SAT, try-out, validation, lessons learned, and release to production.

Conduct and lead root cause analyses (RCA/5W2H/Ishikawa) and action plans, monitoring effectiveness and sustainability.

Work on substations/SEP and perform electrical switching operations only when formally qualified and authorized, following procedures and legal requirements.

Provide technical guidance and development to Electrical Technicians I/II and support contractors, ensuring quality, safety, and compliance with scope.

Close work orders using the required technical standard (cause, action, parts, time), contributing to maintenance history, indicators, and continuous improvement; maintain 5S and good workplace practices.

Benefits

Hired employees will receive great benefits along with an extremely competitive compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Holidays, Personal Time Off and 401K & IRA and more.