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Facility Electrician

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Sugar, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/11/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/11/2026

Summary

The Facility Electrician is responsible for performing a wide range of commercial electrical maintenance, repairs, and installations across the facility. This role focuses heavily on electrical troubleshooting, equipment support, and maintaining safe power distribution throughout the building. The Facility Electrician will also assist with general facility upkeep as needed to provide a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for employees and visitors.

Job Responsibilities

  • Perform commercial electrical work including troubleshooting circuits, panels, lighting systems, outlets, breakers, motor controls, and equipment wiring

  • Conduct daily inspections of electric rooms, distribution panels, backup power, and notify management of the repair needs.

  • Daily check and maintain all luminaire in a good condition and uniform. Repair/replace lamps/parts as needed.

  • Follow SOP to complete work orders as assigned/received and update statuses with management.

  • Ensure all electrical work complies with NEC standards and local codes.

  • Report or correct any hazardous conditions observed immediately.

  • Assist with oversight of electrical work performed by vendors and contractors.

  • Maintain inventory of electrical supplies, tools, and replacement parts.

  • Create Purchase requests on general building maintenance supplies and or facility support, services, and other special requests as needed, record parts usage, and submit warranty claims.

  • File the inspection documentation, maintenance record, and inventory log.

  • Interacts with maintenance vendors and escorts them when performing work on company premises.

  • Perform other work-related tasks as required and assigned. (Plumbing, HVAC, General building repair, etc.)

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required

  • At least three years of experience in commercial or industrial electrical

  • Expired or active Journeyman Electrician license, strongly preferred

  • Experience with electrical troubleshooting, conduit bending, and commercial power distribution required

  • Experience working with building equipment such as motors, panels, breakers, and lighting systems.

  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and single-line diagrams.

  • Basic working knowledge of building control and automation systems

  • Chemical and Cleanroom experience a plus

  • Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with employees, vendors, and visitors

  • Ability to read and understand blueprints preferred

  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

  • Ability to perform physical duties with manual dexterity, stand for eight hours, bend, stretch, reach, climb ladders, crawl, kneel and below to the ground when necessary, sometimes for extended periods.

  • Ability to work in tight spaces and outside in extreme weather conditions

  • Ability to differentiate primary colors and read gauges on meters

  • Regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

  • Must able to use hand tools and power tools correctly and safely.

Work Environment

  • Respond to off-hour emergency calls

  • Available to work night shift or weekend when necessary

  • Must be comfortable being potentially exposed to chemicals with personal protective equipment

Location

This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas.

We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions.

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