Electrical Technician

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on electrical equipment and systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair motors, pumps, MCCs, VFDs, switchgear, transformers, power distribution systems, and PLC/SCADA-related electrical components.
• Inspect, test, and maintain electrical panels, breakers, relays, and control circuits.
• Assist with plant start-up, shutdown, and commissioning; monitor performance and identify potential failures.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, and wiring schematics.
• Follow safety procedures, lockout/tagout, and permit-to-work systems.
• Coordinate with operations, mechanical, and instrumentation teams to minimize downtime.
• Maintain maintenance records, reports, and spare-parts inventory; support emergency breakdown maintenance on a shift basis.

Required qualifications

• Diploma, ITI, or technical certificate in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Technology.
• 3–5 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, or as specified.
• Knowledge of PLC, SCADA, VFD, MCC, LV/MV electrical systems, and electrical safety procedures.

Skills and equipment

• Hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting of MV/LV switchgear and VFDs.
• Read and interpret electrical control schematics.
• Experience with UPS systems, insulation resistance testers, switchgear protection relays, power transformers, and circuit breaker isolation procedures.
• Typical equipment includes high-pressure RO pumps, feed water pumps, MCC panels, transformers, generators, and UPS systems.

Preferred experience