Industrial Electrician

Industrial Electrician Indianapolis, IN | Monday-Friday, 5:30am-5:30pm (occasional Saturdays)

Join a maintenance team keeping a high-volume industrial processing facility running. You'll maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical and control systems — and take real ownership of equipment reliability, not just patch problems and move on.

Pay & Benefits

• $25-30+/hour base, plus bonus up to 50% (currently averaging ~30%)
• Overtime after 40 hours (time and a half)
• All-in earning potential: roughly $75K-$95K/year (base + bonus + typical OT)
• 401k with strong company match
• PPE provided; bring your own basic hand tools, company covers specialty tools

What You'll Do

• Troubleshoot and repair 480V three-phase systems, motor circuits, and control circuits
• Diagnose AC/DC motors, VFDs, starters, contactors, and control transformers
• Work with PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, and industrial instrumentation
• Read electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Repair conveyors, shredders, sorting equipment, pumps, and other industrial machinery
• Perform preventive maintenance and document repairs
• Follow LOTO and electrical safety procedures

What We're Looking For

• Real hands-on troubleshooting experience — not entry-level
• Comfortable working independently, low supervision needed
• Solid understanding of NEC code
• Experience with a multimeter (owned or regularly used one)
• Any PLC platform experience works — doesn't need to be Allen-Bradley specifically
• Journeyman license is a plus, not required
• Background in manufacturing, recycling, automotive, or heavy industrial preferred (residential-only electricians won't be a fit)