Electrical Maintenance Technician Jobs in Georgia
Electrical Maintenance Technician jobs in Georgia are in strong and steady demand, concentrated in the state's manufacturing, food processing, automotive, and logistics sectors, with openings at every level from entry-level apprentice to senior lead technician. The heaviest hiring activity sits in Atlanta, Savannah, and Augusta, where major employers like Gulfstream Aerospace, Kia Georgia, and Georgia-Pacific maintain large facilities requiring continuous electrical and mechanical upkeep. PLC programming, industrial controls, and preventive maintenance on high-voltage systems are the most sought-after specialties across Georgia job postings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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We are seeking a skilled and safety-focused Maintenance Electrician to join our maintenance team at Rainbow Plant Food, a division of Timac AGRO USA. This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and improving electrical, instrumentation, and control systems throughout the plant.
The ideal candidate will possess advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, strong mechanical aptitude, and experience maintaining industrial equipment in a manufacturing or process plant environment. This role is essential to ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting safe and efficient plant operations.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, replace, modify, and install electrical and instrumentation components, equipment, and control systems.
- Perform routine, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, electronic, pneumatic, digital, and electromechanical equipment.
- Maintain and repair electrical distribution systems, three-phase motors, motor controls, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
- Identify equipment issues, determine root causes, and implement effective corrective actions to minimize downtime.
- Complete electrical preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) activities to maximize equipment reliability while controlling maintenance costs.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment ranging from basic plant utilities to complex industrial machinery.
Mechanical & General Maintenance
- Perform mechanical maintenance and repairs, including work involving motors, bearings, gearboxes, pumps, valves, and related equipment.
- Apply basic hydraulic and pneumatic principles when troubleshooting and repairing plant equipment.
- Perform basic fabrication and pipefitting tasks as required.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and parts diagrams.
- Assist with equipment modifications, installations, and reliability improvements throughout the facility.
- Complete daily, weekly, and monthly preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate equipment conditions, repairs, and outstanding issues to the maintenance team.
Safety & Plant Operations
- Understand, follow, and enforce applicable plant safety policies, work rules, and procedures.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
- Comply with all applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment (PPE), Process Safety Management (PSM), and life-critical safety rules.
- Follow established procedures when working on energized or de-energized electrical systems and equipment.
- Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment hazards, and potential reliability concerns.
- Work collaboratively with operations and other maintenance personnel to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant production.
Physical Requirements & Work Schedule
- Perform prolonged bending, stooping, squatting, and manual labor.
- Frequently climb stairs and walk extended distances throughout the facility.
- Perform overhead work and work from ladders, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
- Work in an industrial fertilizer manufacturing environment with exposure to typical plant conditions, subject to required safety precautions and PPE.
- Work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.
- Participate in weekend on-call coverage, generally from Friday evening through Monday morning.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3–5 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, preferably in a manufacturing, chemical processing, fertilizer, or other industrial process facility.
- Advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to diagnose and resolve electrical faults in industrial equipment.
- Strong understanding of three-phase electrical systems, motors, motor controls, and power distribution.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and basic fabrication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment drawings, and parts diagrams.
- Working knowledge of mechanical components, including bearings, gearboxes, pumps, and related equipment.
- Basic understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and pipefitting principles.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize maintenance activities, and respond effectively to equipment failures.
- Commitment to safe work practices, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in fertilizer manufacturing, granulation, chemical processing, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
- Experience with industrial instrumentation, process controls, and automated equipment.
- Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Experience working with industrial electrical distribution, motor control centers, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- Familiarity with industrial safety programs and process safety requirements.
What Success Looks Like
- Safe execution of all maintenance activities with consistent adherence to plant safety requirements.
- Improved equipment reliability and reduced unplanned downtime.
- Timely completion of preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Effective troubleshooting and lasting repairs that minimize repeat equipment failures.
- Strong communication and collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a maintenance team that plays a critical role in keeping our fertilizer production facility operating safely, efficiently, and reliably. We value skilled tradespeople who take pride in their work, solve problems, and contribute to a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.99 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Electrical systems: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Electrical License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Americus, GA 31709 (Required)
Work Location: In person
We are seeking a skilled and safety-focused Maintenance Electrician to join our maintenance team at Rainbow Plant Food, a division of Timac AGRO USA. This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and improving electrical, instrumentation, and control systems throughout the plant.
The ideal candidate will possess advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, strong mechanical aptitude, and experience maintaining industrial equipment in a manufacturing or process plant environment. This role is essential to ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and supporting safe and efficient plant operations.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, replace, modify, and install electrical and instrumentation components, equipment, and control systems.
- Perform routine, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, electronic, pneumatic, digital, and electromechanical equipment.
- Maintain and repair electrical distribution systems, three-phase motors, motor controls, instrumentation, and industrial control systems.
- Identify equipment issues, determine root causes, and implement effective corrective actions to minimize downtime.
- Complete electrical preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) activities to maximize equipment reliability while controlling maintenance costs.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment ranging from basic plant utilities to complex industrial machinery.
Mechanical & General Maintenance
- Perform mechanical maintenance and repairs, including work involving motors, bearings, gearboxes, pumps, valves, and related equipment.
- Apply basic hydraulic and pneumatic principles when troubleshooting and repairing plant equipment.
- Perform basic fabrication and pipefitting tasks as required.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and parts diagrams.
- Assist with equipment modifications, installations, and reliability improvements throughout the facility.
- Complete daily, weekly, and monthly preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate equipment conditions, repairs, and outstanding issues to the maintenance team.
Safety & Plant Operations
- Understand, follow, and enforce applicable plant safety policies, work rules, and procedures.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and orderly work environment.
- Comply with all applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment (PPE), Process Safety Management (PSM), and life-critical safety rules.
- Follow established procedures when working on energized or de-energized electrical systems and equipment.
- Identify and report unsafe conditions, equipment hazards, and potential reliability concerns.
- Work collaboratively with operations and other maintenance personnel to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant production.
Physical Requirements & Work Schedule
- Perform prolonged bending, stooping, squatting, and manual labor.
- Frequently climb stairs and walk extended distances throughout the facility.
- Perform overhead work and work from ladders, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
- Work in an industrial fertilizer manufacturing environment with exposure to typical plant conditions, subject to required safety precautions and PPE.
- Work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.
- Participate in weekend on-call coverage, generally from Friday evening through Monday morning.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 3–5 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, preferably in a manufacturing, chemical processing, fertilizer, or other industrial process facility.
- Advanced electrical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to diagnose and resolve electrical faults in industrial equipment.
- Strong understanding of three-phase electrical systems, motors, motor controls, and power distribution.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and basic fabrication skills.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, equipment drawings, and parts diagrams.
- Working knowledge of mechanical components, including bearings, gearboxes, pumps, and related equipment.
- Basic understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic, and pipefitting principles.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize maintenance activities, and respond effectively to equipment failures.
- Commitment to safe work practices, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in fertilizer manufacturing, granulation, chemical processing, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
- Experience with industrial instrumentation, process controls, and automated equipment.
- Familiarity with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Experience working with industrial electrical distribution, motor control centers, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
- Familiarity with industrial safety programs and process safety requirements.
What Success Looks Like
- Safe execution of all maintenance activities with consistent adherence to plant safety requirements.
- Improved equipment reliability and reduced unplanned downtime.
- Timely completion of preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
- Effective troubleshooting and lasting repairs that minimize repeat equipment failures.
- Strong communication and collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.
Why Join Our Team?
Join a maintenance team that plays a critical role in keeping our fertilizer production facility operating safely, efficiently, and reliably. We value skilled tradespeople who take pride in their work, solve problems, and contribute to a culture of safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.99 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Electrical systems: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Electrical License (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Americus, GA 31709 (Required)
Work Location: In person
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The qualifications that appear most often in electrical maintenance technician jobs across Georgia.
- Valid Georgia journeyman or master electrician license or equivalent recognized credential
- Experience diagnosing and repairing industrial electrical systems and motor controls
- Proficiency with programmable logic controllers and automated manufacturing equipment
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and wiring diagrams
- Familiarity with NFPA 70E electrical safety standards and lockout/tagout procedures
- High school diploma or GED with completion of an accredited electrical apprenticeship program
Electrical Maintenance Technician Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a electrical maintenance technician in Georgia?
The most direct path in Georgia is completing a registered electrical apprenticeship through a program affiliated with the National Electrical Contractors Association or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, then sitting for the Georgia journeyman electrician exam administered through the Secretary of State's Professional Licensing Boards. Candidates typically need a high school diploma or GED to enter an apprenticeship. Many Georgia employers in manufacturing also hire technicians who hold an associate degree in industrial electronics or mechatronics alongside relevant hands-on experience.
How much do electrical maintenance technicians make in Georgia?
Electrical maintenance technicians in Georgia earn a median of about $68,470 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $48,830 for the lowest 10% to over $85,160 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire electrical maintenance technicians in Georgia?
Employers hiring electrical maintenance technicians in Georgia right now include Superior Contracting & Maintenance, Advics, and Qcells, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Georgia's large automotive assembly plants, poultry processing facilities, and distribution centers generate particularly consistent demand for qualified technicians throughout the year.
Which Georgia cities have the most electrical maintenance technician jobs?
Rome, Athens, and Dalton account for the most electrical maintenance technician openings in Georgia. Atlanta drives volume through its dense concentration of manufacturing plants, data centers, and large distribution facilities, while Savannah's growing port and logistics infrastructure and Augusta's industrial and healthcare campuses sustain strong hiring outside the metro core.
Are there remote electrical maintenance technician jobs in Georgia?
Yes, but they're rare. About 20% of electrical maintenance technician openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which reflects the hands-on, site-specific nature of most electrical maintenance work. The portions of the role most compatible with remote work include technical documentation review, equipment troubleshooting consultation, and remote monitoring of building automation or SCADA systems.
How can I get hired as a electrical maintenance technician in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry point is applying to a registered apprenticeship program in Georgia, where you earn while you learn under a journeyman electrician with no prior experience required beyond a high school diploma. Large Georgia manufacturers like Gulfstream Aerospace and automotive suppliers in the west Georgia corridor regularly hire maintenance helper or facilities technician roles as on-ramps. Candidates who complete an associate degree in industrial electronics at Georgia Technical College System schools, or who hold a NFPA 70E electrical safety certification, stand out in entry-level applicant pools.
Where can I find and apply to electrical maintenance technician jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to electrical maintenance technician jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Georgia openings from employers actively hiring right now. Find the roles that fit your experience level and location preference and apply directly to each one.
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