Industrial Electrician

TriMas Corporation

El Cajon, CA

Pay: $33-$40/hr

Shift: Full time

**Industrial Electrician**

Company: TriMas Company LLC

Primary Location: 1451 N Johnson Ave, El Cajon, CA, 92020, USA

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Hourly | Full-Time

Function: Manufacturing Production / Distribution

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**

**Position Summary**

The Industrial Electrician is a skilled industrial electrical professional who installs, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains electrical power, control, and production-equipment systems throughout various departments, such as, sheet metal, welding, forming, and machining operations. The position independently resolves routine through complex industrial electrical failures, supports preventive maintenance and equipment reliability, and documents work in the computerized maintenance management system. The electrician works within the direction of the Maintenance Lead and Maintenance Manager and escalates engineering, programming, utility, or highly specialized OEM issues when additional expertise or authorization is required.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial electrical distribution, branch circuits, machine power, motor controls, control panels, lighting, transformers, disconnects, and associated electrical equipment.
• Support CNC machining centers and lathes, hydraulic forming presses, press brakes, welding and fabrication equipment, air compressors and dryers, pumps, chillers, and related auxiliary systems.
• Diagnose electrical and control failures using safe, systematic troubleshooting methods, electrical schematics, ladder diagrams, technical manuals, machine history, and appropriate test instruments.
• Respond to electrical work orders and production equipment breakdowns; isolate faults, complete authorized repairs, and restore equipment safely and efficiently while communicating status and next steps.
• Perform assigned preventive and predictive electrical maintenance, including inspections, cleaning, thermal or condition checks when assigned, connection verification, component replacement, and functional testing.
• Install and terminate conduit, raceway, cable, wire, junction boxes, enclosures, disconnects, devices, and control components using methods appropriate for an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Complete electrical modifications and equipment connections from approved drawings, specifications, and direction; identify field conflicts and obtain approval before deviating from the authorized scope.
• Enter accurate labor, failure, repair, parts, readings, and follow-up information in the CMMS. Identify recurring failures and recommend electrical PM or reliability improvements.
• Verify phase rotation, voltage, current, grounding, control operation, safety interlocks, guarding, and proper equipment function before returning equipment to service.
• Maintain electrical tools, meters, test equipment, work areas, and spare parts in an orderly condition and support 5S and housekeeping standards.
• Coordinate professionally with production, maintenance, engineering, EHS, vendors, utilities, inspectors, and outside electrical or OEM service providers.
• Perform other electrical and maintenance-related duties consistent with the position's qualifications, authorization, and operational needs.

**Electrical and Controls Responsibilities**

• Safely troubleshoot and repair 480 volt three-phase and lower-voltage systems, motors, starters, contactors, overloads, relays, control transformers, power supplies, fuses, circuit protection, and control circuits.
• Diagnose VFD, soft starter, sensor, proximity switch, limit switch, solenoid, encoder, interlock, and machine-control faults; read and interpret electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, ladder logic, and wiring diagrams.
• Use multimeters, clamp meters, insulation-resistance testers, phase-rotation meters, and other diagnostic instruments correctly, safely, and within the instrument's rating.
• Perform basic PLC input and output diagnostics and fault isolation when qualified. PLC programming or advanced troubleshooting experience is preferred but is not required.
• Apply proper grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, conductor sizing, labeling, enclosure, and installation practices in accordance with applicable codes, standards, permits, and Weldmac requirements.

**Equipment Controls and Production Support**

• Troubleshoot electrical interfaces associated with hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, including motors, pumps, solenoids, pressure switches, transducers, valves, sensors, and control circuits.
• Support safe equipment installation, relocation, startup, shutdown, and commissioning activities, including power verification, control checks, and documentation updates.
• Work with maintenance technicians to distinguish electrical faults from mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, process, or programming problems and coordinate th