Instrumentation Electrician

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Rio Tinto is a global company providing products to 2400 direct customers worldwide
• A company with a world-class reputation for safety and performance- Wilmington, CA
• For California based roles the expected annual salary range is $62.800 - $86,350

About the role

We are looking for an Instrumentation Electrician to provide construction, installation, relocation, repair and preventive maintenance on machinery, equipment, and facilities for the optimum operating efficiency of the Wilmington refinery.

Rio Tinto Minerals operates globally providing borates to world markets. Recognized as a leader in the industrial minerals industry due to product quality, supply reliability and technical support; we are proud to make modern life work. From our port location in Wilmington, CA we supply refined borates which are key ingredients in fiberglass, glass, ceramics, fertilizers, wood preservatives and many other products.

This role is a great opportunity for motivated individuals who perform installation, maintenance repair, maintenance inspection, design and troubleshooting of electrical and instrument equipment. Reporting to the Supervisor, you will be:

• Performing basic troubleshooting in electrical control, distribution, and motor protection
• Installing and commission switchgear, control devices, transformers, electrical feeders, motors and process instrumentation
• Using test equipment to diagnose medium and low voltage electrical circuits
• Installing programmable logic controllers (PLC), distributed control systems (DCS), human machine interface (HMI) devices
• Repairing and calibrate pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and electronic instruments

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Must be a qualified Instrumentation Electrician with four years of first-class experience
• Must possess practical knowledge of AC/DC electrical and electronic theory, Ohm’s Law, and Kirchoff's Law
• Must be able to understand power factor and voltage drop and understand and use the National Electric Code
• Working knowledge of how instruments operate in a loop, knowledge of Variable Frequency Drives
• Proficient use of test and calibration equipment, personal computers and in medium (480VAC to 4160VAC) circuits
• Able to read, understand and apply schematic drawings, wiring diagrams, loop drawings, process flow drawings, service manuals
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid driving license
• Ability to obtain a TWIC card from the TSA

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Ability to make detailed as-built drawings of completed projects
• Familiarity with GE Limit Amp Starters, GE and Siemens vacuum circuit breakers, GE Oil circuit breakers and ABB Gas circuit breakers

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) matching program (company matched .35 per dollar up to 5% of your base pay)
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

This role is based in the Port of Los Angeles in the city of Wilmington, California. This historical site is one of the oldest operations in the Port of LA, some employees are third generation workers at this operation. The southern California area offers a vast array of activities for every lifestyle from camping, surfing, fishing, hiking, family parks, sports arenas, concerts and much more.

Rio Tinto Borates is a global leader in industrial mineral supply and science. We provide 30 per cent of the world's supply of refined borates, remarkable minerals that are essential to life and to modern living. We seek to create mutual value by managing our own business risks and interest alongside those of our investment partners and host communities. Our 20 Mule Team Borax brand pays tribute to our first borates mining operation in Death Valley in 1872.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Rio Tinto participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.uscis.gov/ for more information.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.