Electrician

Martin Marietta; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Marietta is looking for an Electrician to join their Maintenance team in Olathe, Kansas. The Electrician will maintain and calibrate process control instrumentation to optimize mining operations. Responsibilities include coordinating electrical repairs, troubleshooting motor controls, and working closely with engineering on automation upgrades.

The ideal candidate will have a technical degree in Electrical, be a certified Electrician, and have at least one year of experience in a relevant industry. A Journeyman’s card is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree in Electrical or comparable experience.
• Certified/licensed Electrician with Journeyman’s card preferred.
• Experience in the aggregate or similar industry for at least 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all in-house electrical repairs and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot AC/DC motor controls and drives.
• Research potential upgrades in automation and fine-tune existing plant.

Skills

AC/DC motor controls and drives

Automation upgrades

Attention to detail

Safety acumen

Education

2-year technical degree in Electrical

Journeyman’s card (preferred)

Tools

PLC systems

Job description

Martin Marietta is seeking an Electrician to join our growing Maintenance team! The primary function of the Electrician is to maintain, calibrate, perform trouble analysis, consult, research and develop process control instrumentation for the purpose of obtaining optimum efficiency of our mining operations. This role operates 100% of the time in surface mining facilities.

A typical day for an Electrician may include:

• Coordinate all in-house electrical repairs and upgrades
• Troubleshoot AC/DC motor controls and drives
• Actively research potential upgrades in automation and fine-tune existing plant to improve safety, efficiencies, plant capacities, consistency, availability and reporting
• Work closely with engineering group to meet deadlines and complete capital projects
• Other duties as assigned

You may be a good fit if you

• Have a 2-year technical degree in Electrical or comparable experience
• Are a certified/licensed Electrician
• Hold a Journeyman’s card (this is preferred but not required)
• Have experience with PLC’s (this is preferred but not required)
• Have worked in the aggregate or similar industry for at least 1 year
• Have strong attention to detail, a high sense of urgency as well as safety acumen
• Possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to operate a company vehicle

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.