Control Electrician Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Iowa
Iowa's control electrician jobs are concentrated in its food processing, advanced manufacturing, and agricultural equipment sectors, with employers like John Deere, Quaker Oats, and Tyson Foods operating major facilities across the state. Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Waterloo are the primary hiring hubs for qualified candidates seeking visa sponsorship.
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Maintenance Electrician - 1st shift, 7: 00am - 3:00pm, $28.83 hourly
Make Your Mark. Shape Your Future.
STANLEY® Engineered Fastening is the global leader in precision fastening and assembly solutions, with a history spanning nearly 100 years. Our portfolio features industry-leading brands such as Avdel®, Integra™, Nelson®, Optima®, POP®, and Tucker®. We empower engineers in Automotive, Aerospace, and Industrial sectors with innovative products that ensure efficiency, reliability, and quality in manufacturing processes. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation and creativity. Our skilled team develops, manufactures, and distributes cutting-edge fastening and joining solutions to meet modern engineering and manufacturing challenges.
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join us and be part of a company at the forefront of technological evolution, delivering solutions that shape the future of the fastening industry.
What You’ll Do:
As a Maintenance Electrician, you’ll be part of our Maintenance team located in Decorah, IA. You’ll get to:
- With assistance install, maintain, and repair manufacturing electrical systems. Work to minimize manufacturing machine downtime using corrective and preventive electrical methods. Maintain Decorah’s manufacturing equipment, facilities and property
- With assistance use electrical techniques to install, maintain, and repair manufacturing equipment.
- With assistance, use electrical techniques to install, maintain, and repair facility related equipment.
- With assistance complete preventive and corrective repairs with assistance.
- With assistance fabricate, rebuild, design and install electrical systems and schematics.
- Operate and maintain various shop equipment, hand tools, measuring, and diagnostic equipment.
- Document completed repairs.
- Follow safe work practices and procedures.
- With assistance, maintain facility access control, fire alarm, emergency lighting, and computer battery backup systems.
- All other duties as assigned by the supervisor or lead person. Must be able to work overtime as needed.
Who You Are:
You always strive to do a good job…but wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality – at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
Required:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 2-year Industrial Electrician Technical degree or equivalent experience.
- Journeyman’s license.
- AC/DC motor control installation and troubleshooting.
- Mechanical installation and troubleshooting of oil lubrication, hydraulic, pneumatic systems.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with basic PLC programming knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with basic variable speed drives installation, programming parameters and troubleshooting.
- Basic computer skills used for work associated programs.
- Skilled in reading and using blueprints and schematics.
- Operation of shop equipment including but not limited to welding equipment, brake, shears, mills, drill press, lathes, metal saws, surface grinders etc.
- Knowledge of IATF16949 and ISO14001 requirements.
Preferred Skills:
- Electronic troubleshooting and repairs.
Tools used:
- Amp meter
- Mills
- Lathe
- Metal band saws
- Sheet metal break
- Sheet metal roller
- Metal shears
- Drill press
- Grinders
- Belt sander
- Drills
- Radial arm saw
- Electrical wire tugger
- Plasma and acetylene torch
- Wire feed welders
- Oscilloscope
- Personal computer
- Hydraulic conduit bender
- Hand conduit benders
- Voltmeter
- Current Meter
- Mechanic hand tools
- Table saws
- Personal computer
What You’ll Receive:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools and storage company, with a leading presence in engineered fastening. We’re visionaries. Industry 4.0 innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
What You’ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.
If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at (860) 827-3923 or at accommodations@sbdinc.com. Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.
Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal (eeoc.gov)
This employer participates in the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program. Applicants may be asked to voluntarily provide information to determine eligibility. Any information provided will be kept confidentially other than as required to make the necessary WOTC disclosures and in accordance with applicable laws.
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Which companies sponsor visas for control electricians in Iowa?
Iowa's largest visa-sponsoring employers for control electricians tend to be in heavy manufacturing and food processing. John Deere's facilities in Waterloo and Ankeny, Quaker Oats and Ingredion in Cedar Rapids, and Tyson Foods in multiple Iowa locations have historically filed H-1B visa and employment-based petitions for skilled trades and instrumentation roles. Large industrial contractors supporting Iowa's ethanol and renewable energy plants are also known to sponsor qualified international candidates.
Which visa types are most common for control electrician roles in Iowa?
The H-1B visa is the most frequently used category for control electricians in Iowa when the role is structured around a qualifying specialty occupation, typically requiring at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field. The EB-3 skilled worker immigrant visa is another pathway for experienced tradespeople. Employers in Iowa's manufacturing sector occasionally use the TN visa for Canadian and Mexican nationals with eligible qualifications under USMCA.
Which cities in Iowa have the most control electrician sponsorship jobs?
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo lead Iowa for control electrician hiring due to their dense concentration of food manufacturing plants and heavy equipment facilities. Des Moines, as the state's largest metro, draws demand from industrial automation firms and utilities. Davenport, part of the Quad Cities metro, also sees consistent openings tied to manufacturing operations along the Mississippi River corridor. Smaller industrial hubs like Ottumwa and Marshalltown contribute additional volume in meat processing and specialty manufacturing.
How to find control electrician visa sponsorship jobs in Iowa?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international candidates searching for visa-sponsored roles, including control electrician positions in Iowa. You can filter by state and job category to surface employers who have a documented history of sponsoring work visas. Because sponsorship availability is not always advertised in standard job postings, using a platform like Migrate Mate that aggregates sponsorship-specific opportunities saves significant research time for control electricians targeting Iowa employers.
Are there any Iowa-specific considerations for control electricians pursuing visa sponsorship?
Iowa sits in a federal wage region where the Department of Labor's prevailing wage determinations for control electrician roles reflect the state's cost of living and regional manufacturing pay scales. Employers must certify they are meeting prevailing wage requirements as part of the H-1B Labor Condition Application process. Iowa's strong community college and apprenticeship pipelines mean competition from domestic candidates is notable, so international applicants benefit from specializing in PLC programming, SCADA systems, or specific industrial automation platforms to differentiate their profiles.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored control electrician jobs in Iowa?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.