Electrician-Industrial (Augusta, GA) - Austin Industrial (NUT)

Austin External; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

401K match

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Journeyman Electrician for on-site work in Augusta, GA. You will install, test, and maintain electrical systems in industrial settings, troubleshoot to locate faults, and ensure compliance with safety codes.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of experience, ability to work in demanding environments, and willingness to wear PPE. This full-time role offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career growth within a long-standing industry leader.

Qualifications

• Must be a journeyman electrician with 3-5 years of industrial experience.
• Ability to install, repair, and maintain electrical components and systems.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check; must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, and maintain electrical components of industrial equipment.
• Troubleshoot motor and control systems and perform quality testing.
• Inspect electrical systems to identify hazards and ensure code compliance.
• Test and calibrate instrumentation and measuring devices.
• Operate with PPE and adhere to safety procedures.

Skills

Journeyman electrician

Job description

Job Category : Craft

Requisition Number : ELECT034678

• Posted : October 13, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $44.75 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Augusta, GA, USA

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

The Electrician will assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools. Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be a journeyman electrician with 3-5 years of experience.
• Install, repair, and maintain electrical components of industrial equipment, such as electrical motors, motor starters, push button stations, circuit breakers, disconnects, etc.
• Troubleshoot motor and control systems and perform quality testing and inspections.
• Install various types of raceways and cable tray systems.
• Install electrical panels, circuit breakers, transformers, or other components on low and high voltage equipment.
• Install and maintain lighting, fire detection, communication, clock, motor control, machine tool, conveying, process and distributive control systems.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.
• Advise management on whether the continued operation of equipment could be hazardous.
• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, and voltmeters, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.
• Must be able to test, calibrate, troubleshoot, overhaul and repair controlling, indicating and measuring instrumentation devices to ensure specified operating performance using hand tools, testing and calibrating instruments and equipment and precision measuring instruments.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Experience:3-5 years of experience in an industrial setting preferred.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check, as condition of employment.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

• We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Licenses & Certifications

Required

Valid Driver's License