Industrial Electrician - Maintenance Tech III in El Cajon, California at Veridiam

Veridiam is a strategic manufacturing partner specializing in precision fabrication of components and assemblies made from exotic metals for critical applications in aerospace, defense, medical, nuclear, and space.

Our roots were formed in the exacting nuclear and aerospace industries, expanded into medical where we have supplied critical components to a global customer base.

Veridiam’s ability to work with challenging materials such as titanium alloys, nickel-based superalloys, refractory metals, and specialty stainless steels ensures reliable, mission-ready products for our customers’ most vital programs. As a trusted partner, Veridiam provides technical collaboration, quality assurance, and supply chain reliability essential to advancing innovation and operational success across these highly regulated industries and results for mission-critical parts made from titanium alloys, nickel-based superalloys, refractory metals and more.

At Veridiam we recognize that talent is at the forefront of our organization and define who we are in today's industry. You will work in a highly regulated, precision manufacturing environment where safety, documentation integrity, dimensional control (“True Diameter”) and traceability are paramount.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will support both production equipment and facility infrastructure in a precision manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations across the plant. This role supports production uptime by ensuring all electrical components, machinery, and control systems operate safely and efficiently in a high-performance environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Install, maintain, and repair industrial electrical systems, including power distribution, control panels, and automation equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues in CNC machines, extrusion equipment, and other manufacturing systems.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on electrical and electromechanical equipment.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.
• Maintain and repair facility electrical systems, including lighting, panels, transformers, and power distribution.
• Perform basic electrical device parameter setup, such as setting up new drives or meters and programming the parameters.
• Troubleshooting to determine root cause of machine, electrical and control system or process failure. Identify and replace defective electrical components. Read error and fault codes.
• Inspect and maintain electrical panels, breakers, and disconnects to ensure code compliance.
• Support facility upgrades, expansions, and layout changes (conduit, wiring, new circuits).
• Identify and correct electrical hazards and ensure compliance with NEC and OSHA standards.
• Coordinate with contractors for facility-related electrical work.
• Maintain documentation of inspections, repairs, and system changes.
• Determine new machine installation electrical requirements.
• May monitor and assist vendors and contractors performing maintenance on site.
• Perform routine tasks such as painting, wall repair, plumbing, and light electrical.
• Maintain clean and orderly work environment.
• Demonstrates ability to appear for work on time, follow directions from a supervisor, interact well with co-workers, understand, and follow work rules and procedures, comply with company policies and procedures, goals, and objectives, and accepts constructive feedback.
• Other duties as assigned, requested or needed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or General Education Development (GED).
• Seven (7) years industrial electrical and maintenance experience or equivalent of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of industrial electronics, electrical systems and control systems.
• Ability to read electrical diagrams and schematics.
• Basic understanding and knowledge of manufacturing equipment and systems, including but not limited to: air compressors, heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
• Basic concepts of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and wiring.
• Ability to understand and follow standard operating and safety procedures.
• Read and comprehend verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently.
• Ability to perform routine to advanced maintenance.

The above statements are intended to describe, in broad terms, the general functions and responsibility levels assigned to this classification. Management has the right to change duties at any time to meet business needs.

Pay Rate: The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience with the industry, education, geographic location, etc.

Veridiam is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Veridiam will recruit, hire, train and promote persons into all jobs without regard to age, race, color, religion, ancestry, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran or status as an individual with a disability or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.

Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes.