Job Description

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone.

This exciting role within Knauf in the engineering team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

As a Group we are a global manufacturer of construction materials and our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Can you legally work in Georgia for Elecrtition?

• Can you work on-site in Tbilisi, Samgori District, Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00?

• Do you have at least 3 years of experience as an electrician (industrial/plant experience preferred)?

• Do you hold an electrical safety clearance of Group III or Group IV and follow all safety procedures?

In this role, you will be responsible for hands-on electrical maintenance and installation at our Tbilisi (Samgori) plant, including:

• Disassembling, mid-level repairing, assembling, installing, and aligning electrical machines and devices of various types and power ratings.

• Replacing, commissioning, and calibrating measuring/control instruments and transformers in transformer substations and LV distribution boards/switchboards.

• Inspecting substations and production equipment, reading electrical schematics, diagnosing, and eliminating faults in power and control circuits.

• Servicing power circuits and equipment control circuits, including protection, switching, and signaling apparatus.

• Supporting machines and aggregates on production lines and maintaining automation/automatic process control equipment (e.g., PLCs, VFDs, sensors).

• Performing rounds, inspections, and preventive maintenance of industrial LV systems up to 1,000 V

• Collaborating with production, maintenance, and EHS teams to plan and execute work safely and efficiently.

What we’d love for you to have:Higher education in Electrical Engineering/Automation or a related field

• 3+ years’ experience as an electrician (industrial/plant environment)

• Valid electrical safety clearance: Group III - IV

• Hands-on experience with LV systems up to 1,000 V, including 0.4 kV switchgear

• Experience with transformer substations and LV distribution boards/switchboards

• Ability to disassemble, repair, assemble, install and align electrical machines (e.g., AC motors, pumps, fans, compressors)

• Strong troubleshooting of power and control circuits using electrical schematics

• Experience with protection, switching and signaling devices

• Use of electrical test instruments (multimeter, insulation tester/megger, clamp meter) with proper documentation of results

• Preventive maintenance, rounds/inspections and fault elimination on plant equipment

• Strict adherence to EHS procedures (e.g., lockout/tagout, permit-to-work, PPE)

• Experience supporting brownfield modifications and/or greenfield installations

• Ability to coordinate/mentor technicians during maintenance or small installations

• Basic skills in alignment/centering of rotating equipment (dial indicator/laser)

• English or Russian language proficiency (at least Intermediate)

• Strong personal attributes: responsibility, analytical thinking, fast problem-solving, discipline

• Effective teamwork and stakeholder communication (production, maintenance, EHS)

We will provide:

• annual bonus

• 24 days holiday

• health insurance

• meals kompensation

• Dedicated time for personal development

• Potential for leadership training

W hat happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application within three working days.

- If you'd like to learn more about the whole recruitment process, please go to the Recruitment Process page here

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I) reinforces our Knauf Insulation values of challenge.create.care. We are committed to creating a workplace where we all can thrive, whoever we are, and inspiring a culture of inclusion and innovation that will drive future business success. We do our best to make sure being at work feels like home.

- To learn more about our business and culture go here.

With this in mind, we are pledged to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants. If there are any other ways that you need to receive this job information, please contact us on Kato.purtseladze@knauf.com

You must be eligible to work in the E.U. to apply.