Electrical Tech: Industrial Maintenance & Controls Pro

Wieland North America, Inc; East Alton (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

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Job summary

Wieland North America, Inc. in East Alton, IL is hiring an Electrical Tech to run and optimize electrical repairs on heavy industrial equipment.

You will decide repair approaches, perform quality repairs, and lead complex electrical tasks alongside Maintenance Techs on rotating swing shifts. The role requires 4–5 years of heavy industrial maintenance experience or an equivalent apprenticeship path, strong troubleshooting skills, and familiarity with large AC/DC motors, PLCs, and drives.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of heavy industrial/maintenance experience
• Four year apprenticeship certification
• 2 years of heavy industrial/maintenance experience and a 2 year Technical degree in Electrical
• Electrical troubleshooting skills a must
• Experience with large AC/DC motors, analog and digital controls, AC inverter drives, solid-state DC drives instrumentation devices and programmable control experience required
• Experience with Siemens, Modicon, Reliance, and Control Logix PLCs considered a plus
• Experience with Siemens, Rockwell, ABB, and Baldor drives also considered a plus
• Understanding of infrared, acoustics and other predictive maintenance practices considered a plus

Responsibilities

• Work together with and/or leads the operating crew to minimize downtime and maximize productivity
• Responsible for making the basic decisions on how an electrical repair is to proceed and perform quality repairs the first time
• Responsible for leading the completion of more complicated and specialized electrical tasks
• Responsible for assisting Maintenance Techs when assigned
• Work with the production team for constant improvement
• Perform administrative duties as assigned including completion of work order documentation and data entry into the computerized maintenance system

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Industrial maintenance

Team collaboration

Education

Four year apprenticeship certification

Two year technical degree in Electrical

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Rockwell PLCs

Siemens drives

ABB drives

Baldor drives

Job description

Wieland North America, Inc. in East Alton, IL is hiring an Electrical Tech to run and optimize electrical repairs on heavy industrial equipment.

You will decide repair approaches, perform quality repairs, and lead complex electrical tasks alongside Maintenance Techs on rotating swing shifts. The role requires 4–5 years of heavy industrial maintenance experience or an equivalent apprenticeship path, strong troubleshooting skills, and familiarity with large AC/DC motors, PLCs, and drives.