Industrial/ Manufacturing Electrician

Earning potential of $97000 - $113000 / year depending on trade experience. This includes hourly rate, weekly production bonus, shift premiums, and scheduled annual overtime of 312 hours. Benefits start on your first day!

We Have:

• A strong global presence with steel mills that transform millions of metric tons of raw material to produce steel beams, flat-rolled steel, merchant bar, rebar, spikes, and wire used by the automotive industry, appliance, construction, machinery, and equipment industries.    
• A culture that welcomes diversity, encourages innovation and creates products that serve humanity.  
• An environment that values teamwork, safety, and sustainability. 
• A commitment to continuous improvement and the belief that we can create a better future for our employees and our global community by investing in people, processes, and technology. 

We Offer:

• Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Plans - Eligible upon 1st day of hire 
• Health & Dependent Care (Flexible Spending Account) 
• 100% Matching 401K up to 6% 
• Life/Accidental Life Insurance 
• Weekly Bonus
• Health Advocate Services 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Tuition Reimbursement Program 
• Career Path System and Training 
• An empowering and open culture with the opportunity to grow and create 

Your Qualifications: 

• A minimum of High School Diploma or GED preferred

• Technical Degree in electrical or electronics, preferred
• 3 to 5 years of heavy industrial electrical and mechanical maintenance experience. Light industrial or automation only experience will be considered
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work as part of a self-directed team
• Understanding of shop mathematics with the use of blueprints, specifications, charts, tables, and precision measuring instruments. Motors, drives, PLC, safety, arc flash. Robotics experience is a plus!
• Routine equipment care, spare parts, review work orders, fixing, improvement projects work with engineering to find improvements and implementing.
• Intermediate knowledge of AC/DC motor theory and ability to troubleshoot with PLC.
• Intermediate drive knowledge, electrical controls, NFPA 70E, and high voltage power systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of HVAC controls, electrical schematics, motor theory, and common electrical maintenance hand tools.
• Ability to work a rotating 12-hour shift, days, nights, and two weekends a month.
• Comfortable working at heights.

Your Purpose:

You will plan, lay out, and perform all operations required to install, troubleshoot, repair, construct, modify, calibrate, test, service, and program highly complex equipment in support of steel production operation and related plant facilities. Work involves a wide range and variety of complex work and duties requiring considerable care to effectively dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble,

Your Work:

• Install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and electronic controls and systems, using required knowledge and understanding of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, fluidic, and electrical systems/components, as well as how they operate.
• Perform rounds and check machinery to identify abnormalities and ensure that machine functions are operating within the normal specifications.
• Exercise judgement when troubleshooting AC/DC motor controls, PLC, electrical drives, and all high-voltage systems at or below 480 volts.
• Inspect and perform daily maintenance on all shop machinery, mobile equipment, HVAC Systems, PLC networks, and cranes, and repairs or replaces worn items as required.
• Service the electrical aspect of pumps, motors, cranes, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems as needed.
• Lay out, install, and maintain a variety of complete electronically controlled equipment, such as rolling mill loop controls, secondary distribution centers, programmable sequences, and pulpit control panel.
• Balance loads and wire complex circuits.
• Work with related diagnostic equipment including digital voltmeter, paper recorder, multi-voltmeter, oscilloscope, and other electronic tools and equipment.

• Maintain specified records of work performed, details of repairs, and materials usage.
• Interpret schematics and blueprints at an intermediate level.
• Provide technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel as needed.
• Operate mobile equipment to lift and transport materials, including loaders, cranes (includes rigging principles), man-lifts, brick-lift, and forklifts.
• Ensure daily preventative maintenance is performed on vehicles and mobile equipment to include fueling, cleaning, and checking /adding fluids as needed.
• Follow all PPE requirements and safety rules and guidelines for all tasks being performed.

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 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.