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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Location:
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
Lead Electrical Reliability for a Steel Mill $115K-$130K + Bonus + Relocation Assistance within the U.S. | Leadership Role - Day Shift
At Gerdau, you'll have the opportunity to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team, influence reliability strategy, and drive continuous improvement across critical production systems. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll partner directly with plant leadership and have the support, resources, and technology needed to improve equipment performance and develop your team.
Why Join Gerdau?
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting Day 1
- 100% 401(k) match up to 6%
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Stable, growing company investing in equipment reliability and predictive maintenance technologies
- Opportunity to lead meaningful improvements in a highly automated industrial environment
As the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead a team responsible for electrical maintenance and reliability across plant systems. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance leadership to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and create a safe, high-performing work environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop electrical maintenance personnel
- Improve equipment reliability through predictive and preventive maintenance programs
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of electrical and mechanical equipment issues
- Drive safety, environmental, quality, and operational excellence initiatives
- Partner with operations to minimize downtime and maximize plant performance
- Coach and develop employees through training, mentoring, and hands-on leadership
- Support continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen, 5S, and root cause failure analysis
- Monitor performance metrics and implement action plans to achieve business objectives
- Manage routine maintenance activities, work execution, and reliability improvements
- Participate in outage planning, major repairs, and capital improvement projects
What We're Looking For
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field OR HS Diploma/GED and 5+ years of job-related work experience in lieu of degree.
- 3+ years of leadership experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing, steel, metals, mining, pulp and paper, chemical processing, power generation, or related heavy industry
- Experience leading electrical maintenance or reliability teams
- Knowledge of predictive, preventive, and reliability-centered maintenance practices
- Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems, motors, drives, controls, and power distribution equipment
- Strong leadership, communication, and employee development skills
- Ability to build relationships across maintenance, operations, and engineering teams
Preferred
- Experience with overhead cranes, utilities, mobile equipment, substations, switchyards, HVAC systems, or industrial environmental systems
- Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or similar platforms
- Experience in steel manufacturing or other heavy industrial environments
Leadership Opportunity
This is primarily a day-shift leadership position with off-hours support for critical maintenance activities, outages, and operational emergencies.
If you're an electrical maintenance leader who enjoys developing people, improving reliability, solving complex technical challenges, and making a visible impact on plant performance, we'd like to talk with you.
today and help shape the future of steel manufacturing at Gerdau.
Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com
Location:
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor
Lead Electrical Reliability for a Steel Mill $115K-$130K + Bonus + Relocation Assistance within the U.S. | Leadership Role - Day Shift
At Gerdau, you'll have the opportunity to lead a skilled electrical maintenance team, influence reliability strategy, and drive continuous improvement across critical production systems. This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll partner directly with plant leadership and have the support, resources, and technology needed to improve equipment performance and develop your team.
Why Join Gerdau?
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting Day 1
- 100% 401(k) match up to 6%
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Stable, growing company investing in equipment reliability and predictive maintenance technologies
- Opportunity to lead meaningful improvements in a highly automated industrial environment
As the Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead a team responsible for electrical maintenance and reliability across plant systems. You will work closely with operations, engineering, and maintenance leadership to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and create a safe, high-performing work environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop electrical maintenance personnel
- Improve equipment reliability through predictive and preventive maintenance programs
- Support troubleshooting and resolution of electrical and mechanical equipment issues
- Drive safety, environmental, quality, and operational excellence initiatives
- Partner with operations to minimize downtime and maximize plant performance
- Coach and develop employees through training, mentoring, and hands-on leadership
- Support continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen, 5S, and root cause failure analysis
- Monitor performance metrics and implement action plans to achieve business objectives
- Manage routine maintenance activities, work execution, and reliability improvements
- Participate in outage planning, major repairs, and capital improvement projects
What We're Looking For
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field OR HS Diploma/GED and 5+ years of job-related work experience in lieu of degree.
- 3+ years of leadership experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing, steel, metals, mining, pulp and paper, chemical processing, power generation, or related heavy industry
- Experience leading electrical maintenance or reliability teams
- Knowledge of predictive, preventive, and reliability-centered maintenance practices
- Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems, motors, drives, controls, and power distribution equipment
- Strong leadership, communication, and employee development skills
- Ability to build relationships across maintenance, operations, and engineering teams
Preferred
- Experience with overhead cranes, utilities, mobile equipment, substations, switchyards, HVAC systems, or industrial environmental systems
- Experience with CMMS systems such as SAP, Maximo, or similar platforms
- Experience in steel manufacturing or other heavy industrial environments
Leadership Opportunity
This is primarily a day-shift leadership position with off-hours support for critical maintenance activities, outages, and operational emergencies.
If you're an electrical maintenance leader who enjoys developing people, improving reliability, solving complex technical challenges, and making a visible impact on plant performance, we'd like to talk with you.
today and help shape the future of steel manufacturing at Gerdau.
Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or recruiting@gerdau.com
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Who's Hiring
- Electrical Automation Services15E
- UTZ Quality Foods8
- United States Steel8
- Superior Contracting & Maintenance8
- M.C. Dean6
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing18
- Chemicals & Materials7
- Automotive6
- Energy5
- Construction & Real Estate5
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 Electrical Automation Services, UTZ Quality Foods, and United States Steel, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Alabama, and Ohio, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 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 4% of electrical maintenance technician openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 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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