Electrical & Controls Technician: Build & Automate at Scale

Speedrun Talent Network; Texas; On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals, a software-first minerals company in Texas, seeks a Maintenance Technician (Electrical & Controls) for Lithium One at our Joaquin refinery. You will install, test, and maintain motors, switchgear, transformers, and MCCs, and troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, and instrumentation to minimize downtime.

You’ll program and upgrade control systems, perform PMs, read diagrams, and log asset history in CMMS, collaborating with operations and engineering to improve planning and safety

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience with a focus on electrical and controls.
• Associate’s degree in electrical, electronics, or instrumentation preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience with 480V three-phase and single-phase AC circuits, motors, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, relay systems, and instrumentation.
• Ability to read one-line diagrams, blueprints, schematics, and manufacturer specs, and to calculate circuit load requirements.
• Well-rounded mechanical aptitude, including hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, valves, and piping.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, repair, and test electrical and controls equipment, including medium and low voltage motors, 480V circuits, transformers, switchgear, breakers, MCCs, and motor control centers.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues with PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, relay systems, instrumentation, and industrial networks.
• Maintain, program, and upgrade control systems, including Allen Bradley PLCs, and own controls projects from start to finish.
• Perform and document preventive maintenance, inspections, and calibration on electrical, controls, and instrumentation equipment.
• Read one-line diagrams, blueprints, and schematics, calculate circuit load requirements, and log work and asset history in CMMS.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, mechanics, and maintenance crew; support pumps, motors, valves, and piping repairs; suggest process improvements.

Skills

Electrical & Controls

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Mechanical aptitude

Safety compliance

Education

Associate’s degree in electrical/electronics/instrumentation

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

CMMS

Job description

Mariana Minerals, a software-first minerals company in Texas, seeks a Maintenance Technician (Electrical & Controls) for Lithium One at our Joaquin refinery. You will install, test, and maintain motors, switchgear, transformers, and MCCs, and troubleshoot PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, and instrumentation to minimize downtime.

You’ll program and upgrade control systems, perform PMs, read diagrams, and log asset history in CMMS, collaborating with operations and engineering to improve planning and safety