Maintenance Technician – Electrical Controls

Red River Commodities Inc

. Perform scheduled inspections, lubrication, adjustment, testing, and preventive maintenance on production, material-handling, and facility equipment.

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeFargo • North Dakota • United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems, including PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs, while adhering to safety practices and compliance standards. Proven ability to perform preventive maintenance and support equipment upgrades in a manufacturing environment.

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Industrial Maintenance ExperiencePLC TroubleshootingHMI DiagnosticsElectrical Safe-Work PracticesCompliance with OSHA Requirements

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Hard Skills

Electrical TroubleshootingPreventive MaintenancePLC ProgrammingHMI ConfigurationVFD DiagnosticsMechanical RepairPneumatic SystemsElectrical Schematics InterpretationRoot-Cause AnalysisControl Logic Documentation

Soft Skills

Technical GuidanceCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Rockwell AutomationAllen-BradleySiemensSchneider ElectricAutomationDirect

Certifications & Qualifications

Technical DiplomaApprenticeship in Industrial Maintenance

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingFood ProductionElectrical SafetyNFPA 70ENational Electrical Code

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform scheduled inspections, lubrication, adjustment, testing, and preventive maintenance on production, material-handling, and facility equipment.
Complete electrical and controls preventive maintenance on panels, terminations, motor starters, disconnects, VFDs, sensors, encoders, safety devices, and control enclosures.
Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment using electrical schematics, I/O status, alarm histories, ladder-logic monitoring, HMI diagnostics, and safe test procedures.
Diagnose faults involving PLC inputs and outputs, relays, power supplies, communication devices, sensors, switches, load cells, encoders, actuators, and solenoid valves.
Troubleshoot HMI alarms, communication failures, sequence interruptions, interlocks, permissives, timers, counters, and process-control issues.
Diagnose and reset VFD and soft-starter faults; verify operating parameters, control signals, motor condition, and wiring.
Maintain backups and controlled copies of approved PLC, HMI, VFD, and other automation configurations.
Make minor authorized PLC or HMI adjustments and coordinate higher-risk programming, architecture, network, or safety-control changes.
Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical systems, motors, motor-control circuits, starters, contactors, overloads, relays, transformers, power supplies, disconnects, and control wiring.
Read and interpret electrical schematics, panel drawings, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, equipment manuals, and sequence-of-operation documentation.
Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic failures on production and material-handling equipment.
Repair or replace bearings, belts, chains, sprockets, pumps, valves, cylinders, regulators, actuators, and related components.
Support equipment upgrades, control-panel modifications, sensor improvements, automation projects, commissioning, and startup activities.
Participate in root-cause analysis and recommend corrective actions that improve equipment reliability and maintainability.
Follow lockout/tagout and electrical safe-work practices; maintain machine guarding, emergency stops, safety interlocks, light curtains, switches, and other safety devices.
Document maintenance work, equipment changes, setpoints, wiring, components, control logic, and configuration updates.
Respond to production equipment calls, communicate repair plans, and coordinate testing and return-to-service with affected departments.
Provide technical guidance to operators and maintenance coworkers.
Coordinate with equipment manufacturers, controls integrators, electricians, and vendors.
Participate in an on-call rotation and provide off-shift, weekend, or overtime support as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship, or equivalent training in industrial maintenance, automation, mechatronics, electrical technology, instrumentation, or a related field preferred.
2+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing, processing, packaging, grain, or food-production environment.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting industrial electrical controls, PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, and pneumatic systems.
Experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, AutomationDirect, or comparable PLC and HMI platforms preferred.
Ability to follow lockout/tagout and electrical safe-work practices.
Ability to support compliance with OSHA requirements, NFPA 70E electrical-safety practices, the National Electrical Code, food-safety requirements, and applicable plant procedures.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and provide off-shift, weekend, or overtime support based on production and maintenance needs.
Legal work authorization verified through the E-Verify program.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Comprehensive health benefits
Opportunities for career growth and development
On-demand pay available through Tapcheck
Paid time off
Paid Holidays
401k & company match
Profit Sharing
Employee Assistance Program