Electrical Maintenance Technician Jobs
Electrical Maintenance Technician jobs are open across manufacturing, utilities, food processing, and facilities management, from entry-level to senior and lead roles, with specializations in PLC programming, predictive maintenance, and industrial electrical systems. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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INTRODUCTION
Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a stable, growing company that sets employees up for success and promotes from within? Our Georgia-Pacific Hummingbird Digital Printing Solutions facility in West Chester, OH is looking to immediately fill a Maintenance Technician role. The Georgia-Pacific West Chester facility is located in the heart of historical Butler County and conveniently close to several metropolitan areas.
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Starting pay is $34.50 and up depending on experience, skills and certifications
- $2/hr shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift
- Performance Pay Bonuses (paid out quarterly)
- 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment
- Health Insurance (BCBS - Anthem)
- Dental Insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision (VSP)
- 401k contributions and employer match
- Educational assistance
- 10 paid holidays
SHIFT
Currently hiring for 2nd (3:00pm - 11:00pm) Shift.
Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE
- Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability.
- Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
- Respond to unscheduled floor calls, troubleshoot, and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
- Work in collaboration with a knowledgeable maintenance team and communicative leadership.
- Work with industrial machinery to inspect, repair or analyze mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
- Use hand tools, power tools, precision-measuring devices, testing instruments.
- Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Willing and able to work any shift, holiday, weekends, and overtime as needed.
- Provide a self-discipline work ethic.
- Critically problem-solve with team members to solve complicated and challenging problems.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING
Requirements
- Industrial electrical knowledge with electric motor installation and frequency drive troubleshooting (Allen Bradley, Lenze, Siemens)
- Experience with reading and understanding electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
- Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors.
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics, fluid, and pneumatics.
What Will Put You Ahead:
- At least two (2) years of industrial maintenance/military experience OR a two (2) year electrical mechanical maintenance degree.
- Experience with printing HP printing equipment.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Experience with troubleshooting PLC's but no programming required (Siemens, Allen Bradley).
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
HIRING PHILOSOPHY
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy.
WHO WE ARE
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
OUR BENEFITS
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.
INTRODUCTION
Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a stable, growing company that sets employees up for success and promotes from within? Our Georgia-Pacific Hummingbird Digital Printing Solutions facility in West Chester, OH is looking to immediately fill a Maintenance Technician role. The Georgia-Pacific West Chester facility is located in the heart of historical Butler County and conveniently close to several metropolitan areas.
SALARY & BENEFITS
- Starting pay is $34.50 and up depending on experience, skills and certifications
- $2/hr shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift
- Performance Pay Bonuses (paid out quarterly)
- 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment
- Health Insurance (BCBS - Anthem)
- Dental Insurance (Delta Dental)
- Vision (VSP)
- 401k contributions and employer match
- Educational assistance
- 10 paid holidays
SHIFT
Currently hiring for 2nd (3:00pm - 11:00pm) Shift.
Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE
- Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability.
- Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
- Respond to unscheduled floor calls, troubleshoot, and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
- Work in collaboration with a knowledgeable maintenance team and communicative leadership.
- Work with industrial machinery to inspect, repair or analyze mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
- Use hand tools, power tools, precision-measuring devices, testing instruments.
- Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Willing and able to work any shift, holiday, weekends, and overtime as needed.
- Provide a self-discipline work ethic.
- Critically problem-solve with team members to solve complicated and challenging problems.
THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING
Requirements
- Industrial electrical knowledge with electric motor installation and frequency drive troubleshooting (Allen Bradley, Lenze, Siemens)
- Experience with reading and understanding electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
- Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors.
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics, fluid, and pneumatics.
What Will Put You Ahead:
- At least two (2) years of industrial maintenance/military experience OR a two (2) year electrical mechanical maintenance degree.
- Experience with printing HP printing equipment.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Experience with troubleshooting PLC's but no programming required (Siemens, Allen Bradley).
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
HIRING PHILOSOPHY
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy.
WHO WE ARE
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
OUR BENEFITS
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Walmart58
- EPS56
- Cushman & Wakefield53
- M.C. Dean44
- Qualus24
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing188
- Construction & Real Estate154
- Consulting & Professional Services150
- Electronics & Hardware101
- Energy94
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in electrical maintenance technician jobs.
- Journeyman electrician license or equivalent state certification preferred
- Proficiency troubleshooting PLCs such as Allen-Bradley or Siemens
- Working knowledge of NEC standards and NFPA 70E electrical safety practices
- Experience with predictive and preventive maintenance programs
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification and lockout/tagout compliance experience
Tips for Your Electrical Maintenance Technician Job Search
List every certification on your resume
Employers scan for NFPA 70E, OSHA 30, and any state journeyman or master electrician licenses before reading anything else. Put certifications in a dedicated section near the top, not buried in a skills list at the bottom.
Quantify your preventive maintenance wins
Hiring managers want proof you reduced downtime, not just that you performed PM tasks. Swap vague bullets like 'maintained equipment' for specifics like 'cut unplanned downtime on Line 3 conveyor by overhauling the lubrication schedule.'
Target postings that name your PLC brands
Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Mitsubishi experience are not interchangeable on job descriptions. Filter openings by the PLC platform you know best so your resume mirrors the exact terminology the screener is searching for.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists electrical maintenance technician openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a hands-on skills assessment
Many facilities ask candidates to read a ladder logic diagram, trace a fault on a wiring schematic, or explain a lockout/tagout sequence during the interview. Review the specific equipment listed in the job posting so you can speak to it confidently.
Negotiate shift differential and on-call terms
Maintenance roles often include rotating shifts or emergency call-out pay that can meaningfully change total compensation. Ask explicitly about the on-call rotation structure and overtime policy before accepting an offer, not after.
Electrical Maintenance Technician Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most electrical maintenance technicians?
The companies hiring the most electrical maintenance technicians right now include Walmart, EPS, and Cushman & Wakefield, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Ohio, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Manufacturing and food-processing facilities consistently post the highest volumes of openings throughout the year.
How many electrical maintenance technician jobs are remote?
About 3% of electrical maintenance technician openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most maintenance work. The sub-roles most likely to offer remote flexibility are controls engineering support and PLC programming roles where configuration and documentation can be done off-site.
How do you become an electrical maintenance technician?
Most electrical maintenance technicians start with a vocational program or community college associate degree in industrial electricity or mechatronics, then complete an apprenticeship or entry-level maintenance helper role to build hands-on hours. Earning NFPA 70E and OSHA certifications early strengthens your candidacy. Many technicians also pursue a journeyman electrician license to qualify for higher-level roles and broader state coverage.
Can you get hired as an electrical maintenance technician with little experience?
Yes, many facilities hire candidates with limited field experience if they hold relevant vocational credentials and can demonstrate safe work habits. Targeting entry-level maintenance technician or maintenance helper openings at smaller manufacturers is a practical starting point. Emphasizing any lab or shop coursework, personal projects involving wiring or controls, and completed safety certifications like OSHA 10 helps offset a shorter work history.
What does the electrical maintenance technician interview process look like?
Most interviews begin with a phone screen focused on your certifications and equipment familiarity, followed by an in-person or on-site interview with a maintenance supervisor or plant manager. Expect technical questions on fault-finding, lockout/tagout procedures, and reading schematics. Some facilities add a practical skills assessment where you trace a circuit or interpret a PLC ladder logic diagram before a final offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to electrical maintenance technician jobs?
You can find and apply to electrical maintenance technician jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your certifications, equipment experience, and preferred location, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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