Project Electrician

Marianaminerals
Moab, UT
On-site

Who this role is best for

Industrial electricians with PLC and instrumentation experience will find this role offers variety and growth in a heavy industrial setting.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on PLC and instrumentation experience in heavy industrial environments
    — “As an Electrician on our new Moab project team (formerly Lisbon Mines), you'll handle wiring, instrumentation, and PLC work on new equipment and systems.”
  • Individuals who enjoy owning projects from start to finish and building new skills
    — “you'll often own a job from start to finish and build new skills along the way.”
  • Those with a background in oil and gas, mining, or manufacturing and a willingness to learn new systems
    — “Comfort working independently and a willingness to jump into unfamiliar systems and learn them quickly”

Things to consider

  • The role requires physical endurance and exposure to hazardous materials in a demanding work environment
    — “Ability to work in all weather conditions, including extreme temperatures, and tolerate exposure to fumes, dust, diesel, solvents, sulfuric acid, and other hazardous materials”
  • The position demands a full-time, Monday–Friday schedule with no remote flexibility
    — “Schedule: Monday–Friday, Days”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with PLC logic troubleshooting and field instrumentation calibration
    — “Support PLC work, including logic troubleshooting, I/O checkout, and bringing systems online”
  • Emphasize independent project planning and execution in your resume and interviews
    — “Plan and carry out small electrical projects independently”
  • Demonstrate knowledge of industrial networking and communication protocols
    — “Experience with industrial networking and communication protocols”
  • Showcase prior work in heavy industrial fields like mining or oil and gas
    — “Background in oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, or other heavy industrial field environments”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Install, wire, and terminate equipment, panels, and control systems
Typical background
5+ years of experience as an industrial electrician

Skills & requirements

Required

5+ Years Of Experience As An Industrial ElectricianPlc-based Control SystemsInstrumentation SkillsIndustrial Networking And Communication Protocols

Preferred

MSHA Training

Stack & domain

Industrial ElectricianInstrumentation TechnicianControls/electronics TechnicianPlc-based Control SystemsIndustrial Networking And Communication ProtocolsVfdsMotor ControlsData AcquisitionPLC Platforms

About the role

Original posting from Marianaminerals via Ashby

ABOUT MARIANA MINERALS

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company on a mission to supply the critical minerals powering modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. We’re reimagining the minerals supply chain by combining deep industry expertise with advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making.

As an Electrician on our new Moab project team (formerly Lisbon Mines), you'll handle wiring, instrumentation, and PLC work on new equipment and systems.

The ideal candidate thrives on variety and wants to be part of a growing company. The work varies week to week, from building panels and calibrating instruments to helping bring PLC systems online. As one of the first members of a new project team, you'll often own a job from start to finish and build new skills along the way.

Responsibilities:

  • Install, wire, and terminate equipment, panels, and control systems for new projects
  • Install, calibrate, and troubleshoot field instrumentation
  • Support PLC work, including logic troubleshooting, I/O checkout, and bringing systems online
  • Read and work from electrical drawings, schematics, and control diagrams
  • Plan and carry out small electrical projects independently
  • Partner with the project mechanic and project engineer on installs and startups
  • Follow electrical safety practices, including lockout/tagout and arc flash procedures

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as an industrial electrician, instrumentation technician, or controls/electronics technician. Journeyman preferred not required.
  • Hands-on experience with PLC-based control systems and industrial controls
  • Strong instrumentation skills, including calibrating and troubleshooting 4–20 mA loops, pressure transducers, and flow meters
  • Advanced diagnostic and root-cause troubleshooting on electrical, electronic, and control systems
  • Experience with industrial networking and communication protocols
  • Comfort working independently and a willingness to jump into unfamiliar systems and learn them quickly
  • Background in oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, or other heavy industrial field environments
  • Experience with VFDs, motor controls, data acquisition, or multiple PLC platforms is a plus
  • Current MSHA training is a plus

Schedule: Monday–Friday, Days

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
  • Ability to stand, kneel, bend, and climb ladders for extended periods
  • Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces using fall protection and other required PPE
  • Normal color vision to identify wire color-coding, plus adequate visual acuity and hearing (with correction/aids if needed) to work safely around energized equipment
  • Ability to work in all weather conditions, including extreme temperatures, and tolerate exposure to fumes, dust, diesel, solvents, sulfuric acid, and other hazardous materials

OUR CULTURE IS BUILT ON FOUR PRINCIPLES:

Everyone Gets Home Safe. We never put speed or cost ahead of people.

Extreme Ownership. We take full responsibility for outcomes, relentlessly driving toward solutions.

Engineer Out Requirements, then Automate. We simplify, optimize, and then automate for scale.

Share Your Legos. We collaborate openly, share knowledge, and empower each other to build bigger, better solutions.

Join us as we build the future of responsible mineral sourcing and supply!

Source: Marianaminerals careers (Ashby)

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