Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Join Michigan Sugar Company in Toledo

At Michigan Sugar Company, our work is guided by safety, excellence, pride, integrity, compassion, and trust. We’re hiring an Industrial Maintenance Electrician for our Toledo, Ohio facility at 3332 St. Lawrence Drive, Toledo, OH 43605.

A day in the life

You start your shift reviewing overnight logs, then walk the line—conveyors humming, packaging systems cycling—prioritizing preventive tasks before tackling corrective repairs. You might diagnose a motor control fault, rebuild a pump, weld a bracket, update work orders, and collaborate with production to shave minutes off downtime. By shift end, you’ve kept people safe, equipment reliable, and the process moving.

What you’ll do

• Own preventive and corrective maintenance across production machinery, conveyors, packaging equipment, and related systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems: motors, control panels, PLCs, and associated components.
• Perform mechanical repairs on pumps, gearboxes, and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment.
• Fabricate and modify parts to enhance performance or replace worn components.
• Execute welding (MIG, TIG, and/or stick) for repairs and light fabrication.
• Interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals to resolve issues efficiently.
• Ensure full compliance with GMP and OSHA requirements.
• Partner with production to reduce downtime and elevate equipment performance.
• Document work orders, maintenance actions, and spare parts usage accurately.
• Support facility upgrades and help install new equipment as needed.

Qualifications

• Current Journeyman or Master Electrician license (required).
• 5+ years of industrial electrical and mechanical experience (packaging/production preferred).
• Hands-on knowledge of motor control, relay logic, PLC logic, and computer-based motor/process control systems.
• Proven fabrication and welding ability (MIG, TIG, or stick).
• Comfort working in physically demanding conditions, including hot and cold environments.

Core strengths

• Strong problem solver; effective both independently and on a team.
• Willing to work overtime and participate in on-call rotation as needed.
• Positive, self-led, and accountable; models ethical behavior and continuous learning.
• Familiar with food safety programs (HACCP, GMP).
• Digital fluency: research, order, and track parts online.
• Clear communicator across shifts to ensure smooth handoffs.

Tools and tech

• Proficiency: Mechanical troubleshooting; Electrical troubleshooting.
• Primary systems: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

Note: This description outlines the role’s general scope. Duties may evolve, and team members may be asked to perform related tasks outside of the items listed here as business needs arise.