E&I Technician: Mining Plant Start-Up & Uptime

NES Fircroft; Nevada; On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for a site-based role at Thacker Pass, NV. The position focuses on maintaining electrical, control, and instrumentation systems in a heavy industrial mining environment to ensure reliability and uptime.

The role requires a qualified journeyman Electrician or equivalent, with 3–5+ years in mining or heavy industrial settings, and experience with PLCs/SCADA/HMI. On-site work with strong safety practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical power, control and instrumentation systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and control logic.
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety standards and LOTO procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical power, control, and instrumentation systems across site
• Working on motors, MCCs, switchgear, 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

Skills

Troubleshooting

Schematics reading

Control systems

Field work

Education

Journeyman Electrician certification

Tools

PLCs

SCADA

HMI

Automation systems

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for a site-based role at Thacker Pass, NV. The position focuses on maintaining electrical, control, and instrumentation systems in a heavy industrial mining environment to ensure reliability and uptime.

The role requires a qualified journeyman Electrician or equivalent, with 3–5+ years in mining or heavy industrial settings, and experience with PLCs/SCADA/HMI. On-site work with strong safety practices is essential.