Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrician / Electrical Installation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician (E&I)
Thacker Pass, NV $35 to $50 per hour + Annual Bonus
If you’re a hands-on Electrical & Instrumentation Technician who wants to be part of building a major new industrial operation from the ground up, this is a strong one to look at.
I’m working with a North American critical minerals business developing one of the largest lithium resources in the world at Thacker Pass. This is a site-based role supporting a large-scale mining and processing operation, where reliability, safety, and uptime are absolutely critical.
You’ll be joining a maintenance team that plays a key role in keeping complex electrical, control, and instrumentation systems running safely and efficiently in a heavy industrial environment.
What you’ll be doing :- Maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems across site
- Working on motors, MCCs, switch gear, transformers, VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems
- Performing preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
- Carrying out loop checks, calibration, testing, and commissioning support
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control logic
- Supporting system upgrades, reliability improvements, and plant optimisation initiatives
- Ensuring all work is completed safely in line with MSHA/OSHA and site standards
- Completing accurate maintenance documentation via CMMS systems
- Qualified Journeyman Electrician / Electrical Technician or equivalent experience
- 3–5+ years’ experience in mining, heavy industry, chemicals, or process environments
- Strong troubleshooting skills across electrical and instrumentation systems
- Comfortable working with electrical drawings and control system documentation
- Solid understanding of industrial safety standards and LOTO procedures
- Experience working in field-based or plant environments
- Exposure to PLCs, SCADA, or automation systems
- Instrument calibration or commissioning experience
- Experience in large-scale industrial start-up or expansion projects
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