Electrical Maintenance Manager
Heidelberg Materials · Irving, TX
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Heidelberg Materials (industrial) in Irving, TX.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $106k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 49 reliability engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 48 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 4+)
Typical $106k–$135k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- Team leadership 29%
- SAP 29%
- Automation 27%
- FMEA 24%
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Stands out: this posting asks for AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Heidelberg Materials in Irving
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Full description from Heidelberg MaterialsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Line of Business: Service & Support
About Us
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.
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What You'll Be Doing
- •Lead the Corporate Electrical Reliability Program to improve asset availability, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize lifecycle costs across cement operations.
- •Provide electrical maintenance expertise, guidance, and support to plant leadership, engineering teams, and operational personnel.
- •Support facilities in implementing Heidelberg Materials maintenance and reliability programs, standards, and best practices.
- •Develop and maintain corporate standards for electrical asset management, power system reliability, predictive technologies, condition-based maintenance, and spare parts management.
- •Lead root cause investigations for significant electrical failures and drive standardized corrective actions across operations.
- •Provide troubleshooting and technical support for complex electrical system issues to minimize operational disruptions.
- •Assist plants with critical spare parts strategy, inventory management, equipment repairs, and major equipment replacements through onsite and remote support.
- •Develop and deliver technical and maintenance training programs to strengthen workforce capability and performance.
- •Manage major electrical projects while identifying and implementing emerging technologies, digital solutions, and maintenance innovations that support business objectives.
What Are We Looking For
- •Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; Electrical Engineering strongly preferred.
- •Minimum of 10 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, including electrical reliability program leadership in a heavy industrial environment.
- •Strong knowledge of NEC, NFPA, ISA, and other applicable electrical codes, standards, and best practices.
- •Experience with substations, power distribution systems, high-voltage equipment, motors, drives, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and industrial control systems.
- •Expertise in power system analysis, including relay coordination, load flow studies, harmonics mitigation, and power quality analysis.
- •Solid understanding of electrical safety, high-voltage switching, arc flash protection, risk mitigation, and preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance methodologies.
- •Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and the ability to travel throughout North America and work in industrial environments.
Work Environment
Corporate office and industrial environment. Extensive travel to plants, quarries, terminals, and other operational locations may be required. Work may involve exposure to industrial environments, varying weather conditions, noise, dust, and moving equipment. Personal protective equipment is required when visiting operational sites.
What We Offer
- •Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
- •401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
- •Highly competitive benefits programs, including:
- •Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
- •Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- •AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
- •Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays
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