E&I Technician for Clean-Energy Mining Plant

Northern NV Jobs; Winnemucca (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Lithium Americas seeks an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to maintain electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems at Thacker Pass. The role supports reliable production, minimizes downtime, and ensures regulatory compliance while contributing to safety and continuous improvement.

Based at Thacker Pass, the technician will report to the Maintenance Supervisor, with potential travel to other LAC sites or vendors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years electrical and instrumentation experience in mining, chemicals manufacturing, heavy industrial, or process-driven environments.
• Strong troubleshooting across electrical power distribution, control systems, and industrial instrumentation.
• Ability to safely perform lockout/tagout (LOTO) and verify zero-energy states.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance with a safety-first mindset, complying with MSHA/OSHA regulations and site standards.
• Install, inspect, maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair electrical power systems, control systems, and instrumentation.
• Diagnose and resolve failures in motors, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, and PLC/SCADA related equipment.
• Conduct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance per CMMS schedules (loop checks, tests, thermography, vibration analysis).
• Read and apply electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and control logic.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical power distribution

Instrumentation

LOTO procedures

MSHA/OSHA regulations

Safety-focused mindset

Flexible schedule

Education

Journeyman Electrician certification

Job description

Lithium Americas seeks an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to maintain electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems at Thacker Pass. The role supports reliable production, minimizes downtime, and ensures regulatory compliance while contributing to safety and continuous improvement.

Based at Thacker Pass, the technician will report to the Maintenance Supervisor, with potential travel to other LAC sites or vendors.