Multicraft Maintenance Technologist (PLC/Drives)

Ready to tackle complex equipment and keep production humming?

Join Thompson Pipe Group in St. Beloit, IL and put your multicraft skills to work on steel pipe manufacturing assets. You’ll diagnose, repair, and improve systems that power North America’s critical infrastructure.

Compensation: $25.00–$35.00/hour DOE
Hours: 1st shift, 5:00 AM–3:30 PM; full-time; overtime available

Why this role?

• Impact: Minimize downtime and boost reliability across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Variety: One hour you’re aligning a gearbox; the next you’re commissioning a drive or tracing a PLC I/O fault.
• Safety-first: You’ll lead by example with OSHA-compliant procedures for start-up and shutdown.

What you’ll do

• Troubleshoot/repair hoists, cranes, power supplies, boilers, scales, motors, gearboxes, cylinders, gauges, and test equipment.
• Interpret electrical/mechanical theory and codes to plan and perform advanced maintenance.
• Install, start up, and shut down equipment per company safety policies and OSHA requirements.
• Guide operators and line mechanics on safe use of electromechanical components.
• Alert supervisors and operators to potential hazards and equipment issues.
• Leverage diagnostic instruments to install, test, diagnose, repair, and maintain production and building systems.
• Collaborate effectively across all levels; work solo or with a team as needed.
• Troubleshoot PLCs and service AC/DC motor drives.
• Repair electrical components (transformers, wiring, controls).
• Adopt new procedures/innovations to increase safety and efficiency.
• Pitch in on other tasks that keep production moving.

What you bring

• 5+ years as an industrial electrical technician; able to perform Maintenance II responsibilities.
• English reading/writing; Spanish a plus. Comfortable communicating across teams.
• Experience with high/low voltage and intermediate-level 3‑phase motor branch circuits.
• Math aptitude for measurements/calibrations; proficiency with diagnostic/test equipment.
• Availability for emergency service after hours.
• Bilingual English/Spanish helpful, not required; military experience preferred.
• Personal tool set suitable for advanced maintenance tasks.
• Strong mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic aptitude; positive leadership and housekeeping mindset.
• Uncompromising adherence to safety procedures.

Must-haves to excel

• Passtechnicalassessmentaddressing job-criticalmaintenance knowledge areas
• Hands-on with gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, and bearings
• Ability to read OEM manuals and apply them during repairs
• Proven troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical breakdowns
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, including hydraulics/pneumatics

Compliance

US Work Authorization required

Pass the drug test

EOE/AA – M/F/Vet/Disability

Thompson Pipe Group – Dallas Equal Opportunity Employer, and we pride ourselves on

recruiting, employing, training, compensating, and promoting regardless of race, religion,

color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as

required by applicable law.