Maintenance Electrical Technician

Location: Toledo, OH

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opportunity for a Maintenance Electrical Technician at our Toledo, OH HBI location. The Maintenance Electrical Technician is primarily responsible for performing electrical preventative and corrective maintenance on processing plant equipment and supporting electrical infrastructure requiring full craftsman skill.  This role also assists and performs electrical work on low voltage and instrumentation as required.

Summary of Responsibilities: 

• Safely and competently perform inspections, replacements, and repairs on a wide variety of equipment, in both inside and outdoor applications in a continuous operational environment.

• Considers and performs electrical isolation of equipment for safety of self and others as part of isolation lock out tag out while minimizing interference to operations.

• Receive and execute work orders and instructions verbally and in writing for scheduled and break in repair of equipment.

• Determines necessary isolation, tools, materials, and equipment to perform break in work.

• Analyzes and interprets one lines, wiring diagrams, sketches and drawings to select a logical approach to troubleshooting, tracing, and testing circuits to determine replacement or repair needs of equipment.

• Inspect, repair, install, and wire all electrical devices and circuits of any voltage in the plant including power transmission lines, transformers, and related equipment.

• Work with all types and sizes of AC and DC motors and generators, transformers, circuit breakers, rectifiers, electronic controls, control panels, starters, switches, lighting equipment, power distribution and control circuits, conduit and fittings, wire and cable, hardware, insulations, solder, repair and replacement parts, cables, insulators, conduit, etc. 

• Regularly use electrical testing instruments, hand tools, and machinery to install, repair, connect, disconnect, and/or replace electrical systems and supporting infrastructure.

• Perform work requiring a thorough working knowledge of electrical principles wiring specification codes, properties of various materials, principles of operation, and application of equipment.

• Dismantles, inspects, repairs, adjusts, or replaces faulty parts and wiring on motors, generators, power distribution and control panels, circuit breakers, rectifiers, electronic devices, etc.

• Replaces and/or adjusts coils, resistors, rheostats, relays, contactors, relays and bus riggings, etc.

• For break in work, in combination with appropriate approval, shunts out defective coils to get equipment back in operation.

• Keeps tools and work area in clean and orderly condition. 

• Prepares required reports and provides both written and verbal feedback. 

• Other duties as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Associate’s degree or 2-year technical school degree/certification or completion of an apprenticeship program.  May consider equivalent experience

• Journeyman card, certification and/or 5+ years of electrical trades maintenance work experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Strong electrical/instrumentation aptitude with experience in medium voltage electrical systems and equipment used within heavy industrial environments.

• Ability to read electrical, instrumentation, hydraulic, and pneumatic prints.

• Ability to troubleshoot electrical problems.

• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience; Ellipse preferred

• Microsoft Office experience (Excel, Word, etc.).

• Ability to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities.

• Ability to read and understand electrical and instrumentation drawing sets

• Ability to interpret maintenance manuals.

• Effectively communicate both orally and through written text.

• Occasionally lifting up to 25lbs

• Mobility required.  Must be able to climb stairs, ladders and long periods of work on your feet

• Routinely exposed to plant environment including noise, dust, dirt, and vibrations, extreme climate changes / changes in weather

• Ability to work at heights from bucket trucks and elevated work platforms

• Willing to work shift work

• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience; Ellipse preferred      

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.