Job Description
Job DescriptionFacilities Electrical Technician
Location: Arizona
Salary: $62,000–$83,000
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Facilities Electrical Technician to support a high-tech, advanced manufacturing environment. This hands-on role is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving critical electrical power distribution systems that keep facility operations running safely and reliably.
You will support both low- and medium-voltage infrastructure while working across preventive maintenance, emergency response, construction, commissioning, and ongoing facility operations.
Key Responsibilities
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Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on switchgear, MCCs, panelboards, breakers, transformers, UPS systems, and emergency generators.
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Inspect grounding systems, bonding conductors, cable trays, bus ducts, and protective devices.
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Conduct electrical testing including insulation resistance, continuity checks, torque verification, load measurements, and IR thermography.
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Maintain and calibrate test equipment such as meggers and clamp meters.
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Troubleshoot power circuits, motor circuits, relays, breakers, and distribution equipment.
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Respond to power disturbances, trips, and electrical emergencies.
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Support conduit installation, wiring, cable pulls, junction boxes, receptacles, breakers, and panels.
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Assist with construction, startup, commissioning, shutdowns, load transfers, and power restoration.
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Follow NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, OSHA, arc-flash, PPE, and LOTO requirements.
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Maintain panel schedules, breaker lists, maintenance records, and CMMS documentation.
Qualifications
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3+ years of industrial or commercial electrical maintenance experience
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Strong knowledge of low-voltage systems under 600V
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Ability to read single-line diagrams, wiring schematics, and panel schedules
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Proficiency with electrical test instruments
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CMMS experience
Preferred: Journeyman license or equivalent certification, 4kV–15kV medium-voltage experience, NFPA 70E training, or semiconductor/manufacturing/data-center experience.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs., climb ladders, work at elevation or in confined spaces, and wear required respiratory and Category 4 arc-flash PPE.