Electrician

00002 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Marietta Materials is seeking an Electrician to join our Maintenance team. The role involves maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, consulting, researching and developing process control instrumentation to optimize production efficiency.

Travel to quarry sites is required, and the position operates entirely in surface mining facilities. A typical day includes coordinating repairs, troubleshooting motor controls, researching automation upgrades, and working with engineering to meet

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree in Electrical or comparable experience.
• Certified/licensed Electrician.
• Journeyman’s card preferred but not required.
• Experience with PLCs.
• 1+ year in aggregate or similar industry.
• Strong attention to detail and safety awareness.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate in-house electrical repairs and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot AC/DC motor controls and drives.
• Research potential automation upgrades and fine-tune plant for safety and efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering group to meet deadlines and complete capital projects.
• Undertake other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC experience

Electrical safety

Attention to detail

Valid driver’s license

Education

2-year electrical degree or equivalent

Journeyman Electrician (preferred)

Certified/licensed Electrician

Tools

PLC systems

AC/DC motor controls

Job description

The ideal individual will be safety conscious, dependable, and motivated. This individual will be responsible for safely and efficiently maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, consulting, researching, and developing electrical process control instrumentation for the purpose of obtaining optimum production efficiency under the supervision of the Site Supervisor. This position requires travel from the quarry to other locations. 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.

Every member of our ONE Martin Marietta team is driven by our shared values of safety, integrity, excellence, community and stewardship. We are a member of the S&P 500 Index and a leading supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials. Through a network of operations spanning 29 states, Canada and the Bahamas, our teammates supply the foundational resources on which our communities thrive and grow. Our Specialties business provides high-purity magnesia and dolomitic lime products used worldwide in environmental, industrial, agricultural and specialty applications. In a world that’s focused on the power of many, we believe in the power of ONE – the magic of bringing together our unique perspectives, experiences and talents to evolve a shared vision and future. Our backgrounds may vary, but our voices come together in support of the same goals. We want to build legacies for ourselves and our loved ones, strengthen our communities and safely and responsibly engage in work we know will make a difference.