Maintenance Electrical Technician
Sika · Sealy, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Sika (chemicals) in Sealy, TX.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Automation, Extrusion
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How this role compares
Against 119 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 61%
- ✓ PLC 37%
- Welding 34%
- ✓ Root cause 26%
- EHS / safety 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Sika
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Sika in Sealy
4 other open roles at this site.
- Quality Supervisor · Quality · Supervisor
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Instrumentation and Controls Engineer · Controls
Full description from SikaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Sika is looking for Maintenance Electrical Technicians to join it's growing team in the Sealy, TX area for the roofing business. All shifts are available.
The Maintenance Electrical Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving electrical, automation, and control systems within a highly automated PVC manufacturing facility. This role focuses on ensuring the safe and reliable operation of extrusion lines, material handling equipment, utility systems, and process controls through advanced electrical and automation support.
The ideal candidate possesses strong electrical troubleshooting skills, experience with industrial automation, and the ability to diagnose complex equipment issues involving PLCs, drives, HMIs, instrumentation, and power distribution systems.
- •Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical systems up to 480V.
- •Install, maintain, and repair motors, motor controls, starters, relays, and electrical distribution equipment.
- •Diagnose and correct electrical failures in production machinery and facility systems.
- •Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and technical documentation.
- •Perform electrical testing using multimeters, megohmmeters, clamp meters, and other diagnostic equipment.
- •Maintain electrical panels, transformers, disconnects, breakers, power supplies, and control circuits.
- •Identify root causes of electrical failures and implement corrective actions.
- •High School Diploma or GED required.
- •Associate Degree, Technical Certification, or Trade School training in Electrical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Automation, or related field preferred.
- •Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- •Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical systems and automated production equipment.
- •Experience supporting PLC-controlled manufacturing systems.
- •Experience in plastics, PVC extrusion, chemical processing, or automated manufacturing environments preferred.