Industrial Maintenance Electrician

About the job

Western Industrial Resources Corporation is a heavy industrial construction and services company serving pipeline, mining, power, and refining clients across the Southwest. Our people are the foundation of everything we do — and going home safe every day is non-negotiable. We hire maintenance professionals who take ownership of their craft, partner with operations, and are personally committed to reliability and safe work.

We are seeking a skilled Industrial Maintenance Electrician to keep critical equipment and electrical systems running safely and efficiently. This role will troubleshoot issues, perform preventive maintenance, and support operations in a heavy industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preventive maintenance (PM) on a defined schedule across electrical systems and industrial machinery; document PM completion and findings to prevent unplanned downtime.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose electrical and electromechanical faults in production equipment, motor control systems, PLCs, and instrumentation using multimeters, megohmmeters, clamp meters, oscilloscopes, and thermal imaging tools.
• Inspect, install, maintain, and repair electrical systems and equipment across the facility — wiring, switchgear, motor controls, transformers, lighting, and process equipment.
• Follow all safety regulations and site-specific procedures, including lockout-tagout (LOTO), arc flash, fall protection, confined space, and hot work permits.
• Use electrical drawings, blueprints, schematics, and one-line diagrams to perform installations, repairs, and modifications.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records — work orders, PM history, failure analysis, parts used — through the site's CMMS or equivalent system. Order and stage electrical supplies as needed.
• Communicate clearly with operators, supervisors, and site leadership about equipment status, root causes, and repair timelines. Train operators and junior technicians on safe use of el...