Electrician Journeyworker

Overview

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on!

To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at  For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at

Job Summary

An electrician performs all types of electrical jobs throughout assigned locations or region. Electrical jobs include maintenance and installation of equipment and machinery used in production and manufacturing. Must be able to make simple sketches, diagrams, drawings, etc.

• Perform electrical work and repairs on industrial/mining equipment
• Read and work from blueprints and drawings in the installation, repair, and maintenance of plant and quarry electric equipment with or without supervision
• Install, adjust and maintain all electrical equipment, gauges and instruments
• Troubleshoot, evaluate and coordinate electrical needs, repairs and modifications
• Ensure that manufacturer’s standards of repair and maintenance are performed on all equipment
• Repair and troubleshoot circuits, wiring, motors, starters, controllers, generators, switchboards, dynamo tors, etc.
• Take motors apart, rewind, clean, paint, lubricate, and assemble
• Make point and brush replacements and adjust commutator and slip rings
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management

• 5 years electrical maintenance experience
• 3 years experience in aggregate, cement or heavy industrial operations preferred
• Power distribution experience or understanding up to 4,160 volts
• Programmable logic control and digital drive experience
• High school graduate
• Prefer associates degree or equivalent in electrical maintenance experience
• Able to read, write, and speak English
• Bilingual a plus

• Computer literate and able to use existing systems and grow into company networked program of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. SAP experiences a plus
• Excellent communication skills and attention to details
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills
• Able to read and understand English sufficiently to be able to read technical information contained in manuals, reports and related instructions
• Able to develop, read and use mechanical, electrical and structural sketches, blue prints and drawings
• Electrical troubleshooting skills and experience with motor control circuits and relay logic
• Able to prioritize tasks and work as a team member, as well as individually
• Good mathematic/mechanical aptitude

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise and working outside
• Must wear all necessary protective equipment while at the location
• Must be able to work any shift or schedule including nights, weekends, holidays and on-call

• Electrician A will possess all necessary skills to repair all electrical, analyzers, and instrumentation equipment in the plant
• Electrician B will possess all necessary skills to repair all instrumentation and analyzers in the plant with the expectation of developing Electrician A skill level over time.

• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, turning, climbing to a significant degree, and/or pulling of controls
• Heavy Work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment
• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally…