Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Automation Services; Ramer (AL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Electrical Automation Services is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to support a high-speed distillery and beverage production facility in Alabama. You will troubleshoot, repair, and optimize electrical, controls, and electromechanical systems to ensure reliability and safety.

Responsibilities include PM/PdM/Corrective work, diagnostics via schematics/PLCs, installation and startup of new equipment, and documentation in SAP/CMMS.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, brewery, distillery, beverage, food processing, packaging, or consumer products facility.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting automated manufacturing equipment in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical systems, control circuits, motors, motor controls, VFDs, PLCs, instrumentation, and automated production equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and corrective maintenance activities on manufacturing and utility equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures using electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PLC logic, and troubleshooting tools.
• Support production by responding to equipment breakdowns and minimizing downtime.
• Maintain and troubleshoot conveyors, pumps, compressors, packaging equipment, filling systems, bottling/canning equipment, and process equipment.
• Assist with installation, commissioning, startup, and validation of new equipment and capital projects.
• Utilize SAP, CMMS, or other maintenance systems to document work orders, equipment history, and maintenance activities.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA), 5 Whys, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to improve asset performance.
• Support autonomous maintenance initiatives and operator training as needed.
• Participate in daily production meetings, maintenance reviews, and reliability improvement activities.
• Follow all safety, environmental, food and beverage manufacturing, and lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance with 5S principles.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

VFDs

Allen-Bradley PLC

Rockwell Automation

Electrical distribution up to 480V

HMI systems

Industrial networking

Instrumentation

Education

Journeyman Electrician

Industrial Maintenance Technician certification

Associate degree or technical degree

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Rockwell Automation

Allen-Bradley

Job description

Electrical Automation Services is seeking a skilled Electrical Maintenance Technician to support a high-speed distillery and beverage production facility in Alabama. You will troubleshoot, repair, and optimize electrical, controls, and electromechanical systems to ensure reliability and safety.

Responsibilities include PM/PdM/Corrective work, diagnostics via schematics/PLCs, installation and startup of new equipment, and documentation in SAP/CMMS.