Electrician

Newrest IAH Catering Operations is seeking a motivated electrician to support our high-volume airline catering operation at IAH. This is a hands-on technical role responsible will ensure the reliability and safety of our facility’s electrical infrastructure. This role involves inspecting, servicing, and repairing a variety of electrical systems, as well as performing routine preventive maintenance to minimize downtime. The technician will use a range of diagnostic tools to assess performance and identify issues, while keeping accurate maintenance records in our CMMS. 

This role works alongside plumbers, HVAC techs, and MRTs, on any building maintenance issues. A core focus of this role is preventative maintenance, ensuring automated systems are proactively maintained to maximize uptime and extend equipment life across the facility. Uptime is critical; you'll be a key part of the team that keeps production running.

 Key Responsibilities

• Inspect, troubleshoot, service, and repair electrical feeds, panels, breakers, circuits, switches, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and motor controls (single-phase and 3-phase systems up to 480V).
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on high-capacity commercial food production equipment, including conveyor dishwashers, blast chillers, walk-in freezers/coolers, combi-ovens, industrial mixers, and automated food packaging machinery.
• Run new conduit, pull wire, and install electrical enclosures, drops, disconnects, and lighting fixtures to support kitchen reconfigurations or equipment upgrades.
• Support facility emergency power infrastructure, including automatic transfer switches (ATS), backup diesel generator, staged load-shedding protocols, and emergency lighting systems.
• Ensure all electrical work complies with National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E arc flash safety standards, and OSHA lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) regulations.
• Compliance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/General manufacturing practices (GMP) guidelines for personal hygiene and observe security precautions as mandated by unit management.
• Log detailed records of labor hours, parts used, root-cause failure analyses, and asset status updates within the CMMS.
• All other building maintenance task as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Journeyman Electrician license (or state/local electrical equivalent).
• Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of industrial or commercial electrical experience; prior maintenance background in a commercial kitchen, food/beverage processing plant, or cold-storage environment preferred.
•  Proficiency in reading single-line electrical diagrams, schematics, and mechanical blueprints.
•  Strong working knowledge of 120V/208V/240V/480V single and three-phase systems.

What We're Looking For

Beyond technical skills, the right candidate is someone who:

• Takes ownership of problems and sees them through to resolution
• Is genuinely curious about how automated systems work and wants to grow their expertise
• Communicates clearly and works well as part of a multi-trade maintenance team
• Shows up reliably for rotating shifts in a 24/7 operation; this facility does not slow down
• Asks good questions and is comfortable learning from vendors, manufacturers, and teammates

Physical Requirements

•  Ability to lift, push, and carry up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Comfortable working in opposite temperature zones, ranging from freezers (-10°F) to hot production kitchen.
• Ability to stand, bend, crawl, climb ladders, and operate lifts for extended periods.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, on-call rotations, or off-hours maintenance windows to support continuous catering production schedules. 
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.