E&I Technician - Mining & Industrial Maintenance

Lithium Nevada, LLC; Winnemucca (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Lithium Americas is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join our Maintenance Team in Nevada. You will maintain electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems to minimize downtime and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes safe, proactive troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement across MCCs, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and SCADA systems. Responsibilities include reading schematics, performing CMMS-driven maintenance, supporting upgrades, and

Qualifications

• Journeyman Electrician or equivalent with hands-on experience in mining/industrial settings.
• 3–5 years in electrical and instrumentation across power distribution, control systems, and instrumentation.
• Strong ability to read electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and control logic.
• Experience safely performing lockout/tagout (LOTO) and verifying zero-energy states.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance with a safety-first mindset and ensure compliance with MSHA/OSHA and site standards.
• Inspect, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair LV/HV electrical power systems and instrumentation.
• Diagnose failures in motors, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and SCADA systems.
• Conduct preventive/predictive maintenance per CMMS schedules, including tests and commissioning.
• Read and apply wiring and control diagrams to safely execute tasks.
• Support control system upgrades and reliability improvement initiatives.

Skills

Journeyman Electrician

Electrical Technician

Troubleshooting

SCADA

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

Job description

Lithium Americas is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join our Maintenance Team in Nevada. You will maintain electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems to minimize downtime and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes safe, proactive troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement across MCCs, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and SCADA systems. Responsibilities include reading schematics, performing CMMS-driven maintenance, supporting upgrades, and