Maintenance Electrician - Manufacturing Controls

Balfour & Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour & Company is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems and production equipment to minimize downtime. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this role supports preventive and corrective maintenance on machinery, controls, power distribution, HVAC, and building systems in full compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of electrical maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with three-phase 208/240/480V systems.
• Reading schematics and wiring diagrams; use of testing meters.
• Texas journeyman electrician license desirable.

Responsibilities

• Preventive maintenance on production machinery, electrical panels, motors, and building systems.
• Diagnose and repair failures in motors, sensors, control circuits, and power distribution; support VFD and PLC troubleshooting.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns, restore operation quickly and identify root causes to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain HVAC, lighting, and building electrical systems; coordinate with other maintenance as needed.
• Install and wire new equipment, panels, and circuits per NEC and plant standards.
• Follow LOTO, arc-flash, PPE, and OSHA/NFPA 70E safety standards.
• Record work orders, repairs, and spare-parts usage; update equipment history and electrical drawings.
• Suggest equipment improvements and energy-efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Safety-first mindset

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Sense of urgency

Teamwork

Overtime availability

On-call availability

Education

High school diploma or GED; electrical/industrial maintenance training

Tools

Multimeter

Megger

Clamp meter

Job description

Balfour & Company is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems and production equipment to minimize downtime. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this role supports preventive and corrective maintenance on machinery, controls, power distribution, HVAC, and building systems in full compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing