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Electrician - Metals Manufacturing

Thunderbird LLC.
Village, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 9/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/13/2026
Maintenance Electrician Overview

The Maintenance Electrician will need an advanced understanding of electrical industrial manufacturing maintenance. This role involves diagnosing and repairing mechanical issues, conducting preventive maintenance, and supporting the overall reliability of metal production equipment.
Maintenance Electrician Essential Functions:
  • Troubleshooting & Repair: Diagnose and fix faults in electrical components, motors, motor controls, PLCs, and drives.
  • Preventive Maintenance: Perform routine inspections and maintenance on equipment, including conveyors and production machinery.
  • Installation: Install new electrical systems, wiring, conduits, and panels according to blueprints and troubleshooting
  • Safety Compliance: Adhere to all safety standards, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and OSHA regulations.
  • Documentation: Maintain records of repairs, maintenance, and system changes
Maintenance Mechanic Required Experience:
  • 5 years’ experience in electrical maintenance, installing sensors, switches, relays, and overloads.
  • Proficiency in 3-phase circuits, AC/DC motors, and industrial control systems
  • 240v & 480v experience
  • Ability to read and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
  • VFD & VSDA knowledge
  • Familiarity with test equipment (multimeters, ohmmeters, infrared scanners).
  • Ability to interpret electrical blueprints and drawings.
  • CNC, Press and Mechanical knowledge a plus
  • Basic computer skills.
Maintenance Mechanic Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
  • Industrial manufacturing plants (can be hot, cold, or noisy).
  • The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts.
  • Frequently required lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
  • Frequently required standing, bending, squatting, and reaching with hands and arms and working in confined spaces.
  • May require flexible hours, including on call for emergency repairs
  • Regularly required to stand for extended periods, walk, talk, and hear.
  • Ability to use hand tools.
  • Ability to read applicable instructions.
  • Must have own tools.
  • Ability to work at off ground/elevated levels in a Scissor Lift & Boom Lift
Company Overview
At Thunderbird, the collaborative relationship with our parent and partner companies allows us to better serve our customers – now and in the future. The Thunderbird family of American Manufacturing companies is driven by a mission to provide superior products and services, from prototype to delivery. Our dedicated leadership team's enduring vision is to hold and grow our companies to meet the higher needs of our global customers. We are guided by the unified pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and innovation. Thunderbird enables people to grow, companies to soar, and customers to succeed.
Benefits
  • 401(k) with matching program.
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • 9 Paid Holidays
Thunderbird is a drug and smoke free work environment and promotes safe work conditions
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