Multi-Craft Maintenance Electrician

ELMET TECHNOLOGIES LLC•Euclid, OH

5d•$35 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

Elmet Technologies is hiring a Multi-Craft Maintenance Electrician to join their maintenance team in Euclid, Ohio. This is a hands-on industrial maintenance role for someone with strong electrical troubleshooting skills and the mechanical knowledge to work across a wide range of manufacturing equipment and systems. The role involves troubleshooting electrical and mechanical failures, performing preventive maintenance, repairing production equipment, and collaborating with Production and Engineering to improve equipment reliability. The ideal candidate is comfortable opening panels, reading schematics, diagnosing problems, and determining the necessary actions. The company emphasizes that a strong maintenance team aims to understand equipment well enough to find problems earlier, identify root causes, and make improvements to prevent recurrence. The role offers opportunities to strengthen expertise in industrial controls, automation, electrical troubleshooting, mechanical systems, equipment reliability, and preventive maintenance, along with learning specialized equipment used in Elmet’s manufacturing processes. Elmet also provides tuition assistance and internal growth opportunities for continued technical and career development. This is a hands-on industrial maintenance position where the employee will spend significant time on the manufacturing floor troubleshooting, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining industrial equipment. The role requires comfort with standing and walking for extended periods, working around operating machinery, accessing equipment for repairs, performing repetitive physical tasks, and lifting up to 50 pounds when required. Adherence to required PPE and electrical safety procedures is mandatory.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Industrial electrical and maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
Understanding of how manufacturing equipment and processes operate
Ability to troubleshoot 24V–480V electrical systems
Understanding of PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment
Ability to explain and troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, motor controls, servos, and instrumentation
Ability to troubleshoot industrial sensors, including photo eyes and proximity sensors
Ability to read electrical and mechanical schematics and drawings
Working understanding of mechanical systems
Comfortable troubleshooting pneumatic and hydraulic equipment
Ability to systematically diagnose equipment failures
Clear communication with operators, technicians, engineers, and supervisors
Ability to work independently when responding to equipment problems
Takes electrical and manufacturing safety seriously

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems on industrial production equipment
Diagnose and repair 24V–480V electrical systems and safety circuits
Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, including Rockwell PLCs
Work with VFDs, HMIs, motor-control systems, servos, and process instrumentation
Troubleshoot photo eyes, proximity sensors, and other industrial sensors and controls
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to identify problems before they cause downtime
Respond to equipment breakdowns and complete unplanned repairs
Troubleshoot and maintain pneumatic and hydraulic systems
Diagnose motors, drives, controls, and other production-equipment components
Read and interpret electrical, electronic, and mechanical drawings, prints, and schematics
Use diagnostic information to determine the cause of equipment failures
Document completed maintenance and repair work
Communicate equipment status, problems, and repair needs clearly to Production and leadership
Support equipment installations, modifications, and upgrades
Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing efficiency
Follow established electrical, maintenance, and plant safety procedures