Industrial Electrician

Job Description

Job Title: Industrial Electrician | Medium Voltage

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire (long-term career opportunity)
Target Pay Rate: $55.00 - $65.00/hour
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, BCBS medical plans, dental/vision coverage, 401(k), and ESOP

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong industrial electrical maintenance experience (manufacturing, chemical, refinery, or similar)
• Medium voltage experience (4160V required)
• Relay testing and breaker testing experience
• Switchgear, motor controls, and industrial power distribution systems
• Instrumentation troubleshooting and calibration knowledge
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and P&IDs
• Experience in heavy industrial or process environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Job Summary:

Our client is seeking a Medium-Voltage Industrial Electrician to support commissioning, startup, and long-term maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems across a multi-building pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Indianapolis.

This role is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting critical electrical utility systems supporting both construction-phase commissioning and long-term GMP manufacturing operations. The position requires strong expertise in medium-voltage systems (including 4160V), relay/breaker testing, and industrial electrical infrastructure in a highly regulated environment.

Candidates with refinery, chemical, or heavy industrial backgrounds are strongly preferred due to the complexity and safety requirements of the systems involved.

Job Duties:

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on low and high voltage electrical systems
• Troubleshoot and repair medium-voltage systems, including 4160V switchgear, breakers, relays, and motor control systems
• Perform relay testing and breaker testing
• Support commissioning, FATs, and startup activities for electrical utility systems
• Maintain and troubleshoot industrial instrumentation and control systems
• Support utility systems including steam, chilled water, compressed air, glycol, and high purity water systems
• Interpret and work from electrical schematics, P&IDs, and technical drawings
• Document all work using required maintenance systems and Good Documentation Practices
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and maintenance teams across shifts and departments
• Support cross-training across multiple craft disciplines
• Follow all site safety procedures including LOTO, permit systems, and hazard analysis requirements
• Participate in site safety programs and report all incidents, injuries, and hazards
• Work in compliance with cGMP and industrial safety standards
• Maintain required qualifications for high-risk tasks (LOTO, confined space, lifting, respirator use, etc.)
• Support commissioning and operational safety in high-voltage environments

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of industrial electrical or instrumentation maintenance experience
• Strong experience with medium voltage systems (4160V required)
• Experience with relay testing, breaker testing, and switchgear systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills in industrial environments
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and P&IDs
• Mechanical aptitude and cross-craft capability
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and extended shifts as needed
• Chemical, refinery, or oil & gas background strongly preferred
• Large-scale industrial or union maintenance experience is a plus
• Experience in commissioning/startup environments
• Pharmaceutical or GMP exposure (nice to have)

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Meet Your Recruiter

John McMahon

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

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