Industrial Electrician

Headquartered in Austin, TX with operations in Kermit and Monahans, TX, Atlas Sand is the leading provider of frac sand to the Permian Basin. We are proud of what we do – we have state of the art manufacturing facilities, high quality products, outstanding customer service, and exceptional work culture and a commitment to giving back to the community. Atlas was established in 2017 by a team of career oil & gas operators led by Bud Brigham. Since then, we’ve added top industrial sand mining talent and have navigated, grown and innovated our way through the recent ups and downs in the commodity markets. We’re very excited about what we see in front of us, and we think you will be too – so come join the team! 

The Industrial Electrician performs skilled journey level work with a safety mindset. The Duties of the electrician is to inspect, repair and maintain all electromechanical equipment and instrumentation.

 Responsibilities:

• Install all new electrical and electronic equipment and electrical wiring according to the National Electrical Code and Atlas Sand electrical standards
• Inspect, maintain, repair and overhaul electromechanical and solid state electrical equipment, using a variety of electrical test equipment, meters, powered and non-powered tools and equipment
• Perform high voltage switching and operate generators in support of operations
• Perform all work safely
• Lead a work party in performing maintenance or repair work
• Perform all work in compliance with applicable codes, standards, safety and environmental regulations
• Responsible for lockout/tagout procedures

 Qualifications:

• Methods, equipment and materials used in the electrical trade
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures
• Principles of electronic theory as applied to electrical and electronic circuits, wiring and electrical equipment
• Theory of operation and use of PLC units and other computer-based equipment
• Working knowledge of blueprints, shop drawings and sketches
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and/or direction
• Install, including programming and troubleshooting PLC based equipment
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Completion of a recognized vocational education program in electrical/industrial electrical/industrial training OR completion of Electrical Apprenticeship Program
• Minimum of Five (5) years' recent industrial electrician experience

 Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, sit and climb or balance
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than one hundred pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Capable of working a rotating shift, 14 on 7 off rotating between days and nights.
• Must be able to tolerate conditions associated with no air conditioning or heat