How to hire a lead maintenance electrician

How to hire a lead maintenance electrician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step lead maintenance electrician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a lead maintenance electrician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new lead maintenance electrician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your lead maintenance electrician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a lead maintenance electrician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A lead maintenance electrician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, lead maintenance electricians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents lead maintenance electrician salaries for various positions.

   Type of Lead Maintenance Electrician	Description	Hourly rate
   Lead Maintenance Electrician	General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They paint, repair flooring, and work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.	$17-35
   Electrician Technician	The main duties of an electrical technician involve the assembly, evaluation, testing, and maintenance of electronic or electrical wiring and equipment. Sometimes, electrical technicians can take the role of electrical engineers or electricians... Show more	$20-37
   Electrician/Mechanic	Electricians are skilled tradesmen responsible for installing, repair, testing, and modifying electrical systems and components. Their duties include maintaining electrical components and systems, conducting diagnostic testings, ensuring complete repair and service documentation, and making sure that supplies have sufficient inventory... Show more	$20-39

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Safety Procedures
   • Preventative Maintenance
   • PLC
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Hand Tools
   • Plumbing
   • General Maintenance
   • OSHA
   • HVAC
   • Electrical Troubleshooting
   • Mechanical Equipment
   • Production Equipment
   • Test Equipment
   • Ac

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage spreadsheets to track mowing, watering, and tree planting schedules.
   • Manage all hazardous materials generate by shop operations and ensure safety requirements are met in accordance to OSHA standards.
   • Participate in continuing education at trainings in electrical systems relating to HVAC.
   • Diagnose equipment problems using a laptop computer and interface through a PLC.
   • Work with HVAC staff on new equipment installs as well as replacement.
   • Plant programmer and troubleshooter for all PLC processors and chief technical support for all electrical equipment.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your lead maintenance electrician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A lead maintenance electrician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, lead maintenance electricians' average salary in florida is 59% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level lead maintenance electricians 49% less than senior-level lead maintenance electricians.
   • Certifications. A lead maintenance electrician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a lead maintenance electrician's salary.

   Average lead maintenance electrician salary

   $52,589yearly

   $25.28 hourly rate

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   Entry-level lead maintenance electrician salary

   $37,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 28, 2025

4. Writing a lead maintenance electrician job description

   A good lead maintenance electrician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a lead maintenance electrician job description:

   Lead maintenance electrician job description example

   About SDMI: SDMI believes that “if you practice great medicine, patients will follow”. We have no product to sell – our job is to provide excellent patient care in a compassionate, friendly, safe and clean environment. The quality of our care is blind; we must provide high quality medical care to every patient who enters our facilities. We count on our employees to make it their priority to make each patient feel as though they are our only patient. Established in 1988, we are a growing organization with 10 facilities across Las Vegas and Henderson, and growing!

   Our Culture: A common term among our employees is “teamwork”. Our employees all share a positive attitude and teamwork mentality. By working together, we excel in demonstrating our operating values of Safety, Integrity, Courtesy and Leadership. Our family culture plus continuous opportunities for growth has resulted in tenured employees of 30+ years. We invite you to grow with us!

   A Day in the Life as an SDMI Maintenance Lead: You will maintain assigned facilities and systems, conduct preventative maintenance, daily maintenance routines and handle maintenance calls. Successful Maintenance Leads are team players but are also able to work independently. You can expect to be scheduled Mondays-Fridays, 5am-1:30pm, 2 Saturdays per month and on-call every 9 weeks for one week.

   You are an ideal candidate if you…

   • Have the ability to work overtime
   • Have previous Maintenance experience at an apartment complex or medical field, general building maintenance, light construction experience
   • Are outgoing, have a sense of humor and a self-starter

   To ensure success in this role, you must have…

   • Maintenance experience or experience/knowledge in HVAC or other trades
   • Great communication skills and be a team player

   You can expect to earn an hourly rate of $18

   Today, SDMI uses the tag line “It’s what’s inside that counts”. To SDMI, it’s much more than just a clever tag line. It speaks to who we are as people, what we do and what we stand for. If you are ready to join a highly acclaimed, family owned and growing Radiology organization – apply online today!

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find lead maintenance electricians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your lead maintenance electrician job on Zippia to find and recruit lead maintenance electrician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit lead maintenance electricians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new lead maintenance electrician

   Once you have selected a candidate for the lead maintenance electrician position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new lead maintenance electrician. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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