Millwright

Location: Cobalt Refinery, Temiskaming Shores, ON Reference No: 2022-019 Position Type: Full-Time Rate of Pay: Salary, Commensurate with experience and qualifications

ABOUT ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS

Electra is planning to build North America’s only fully integrated, localized and environmentally sustainable battery materials complex. In 2024, Electra received $10 million in Federal government funding and $20 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide support toward the development of its battery materials complex. Leveraging the company’s own mining assets and business partners, the Electra Battery Materials Park will host a cobalt sulfate plant with plans to build a nickel sulfate plant and a large-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility. Electra’s focus will be to supply the North American Electric Vehicle market with battery materials to support the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries within North America. Electra Battery Materials is an integral part of the North American battery supply chain, providing low-carbon, sustainable and traceable raw materials for the region’s fast growing electric vehicle industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Below is a list of primary duties and responsibilities for the Millwright position at the Cobalt Refinery:

- Consulting manuals, reading diagrams and schematic drawings;

- Maintain and repair industrial machinery and mechanical equipment, specific to hydrometallurgical processing plants, i.e. pumps, gearboxes, conveyor belts, ball mills, piping, platework, tanks, agitators, material handling equipment, filter presses, clarifiers and thickeners;

- Operating hoisting and lifting devices as necessary during the repair and installation of machinery;

- Working independently and with others to solve mechanical and technical problems;

- Working accurately with numbers, and on occasion doing basic drawings of machine parts;

- Cleaning, lubricating and performing other routine maintenance work on machinery;

- Using welding equipment, hand and power tools as necessary;

- Performing scheduled preventative maintenance work;

- Observing safety in accordance with government and company standards;

- Writing maintenance reports;

- Must provide own tools and have adequate tools to perform tasks; and

- Additional tasks as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS

- High school diploma; complimented by post-secondary education in Industrial Mechanical Millwright;

- A designation as an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (Millwright), Red Seal, is an asset;

- Millwrights with more than one ticket (i.e., welder or electrician) considered an asset;

- CWB Certificate is an asset;

- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical components related to conventional mining equipment such as conveyors, pumps, crushers, grinding mills, screens, hydraulics and pneumatics;

- Mechanical experience in millwright activities in an industrial environment is an asset;

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;

- Innovative problem-solving skills and ability to take calculated risks to improve operating efficiencies applied to revenue generation and cost containment;

- Solid communication skills including good written composition and presentation of ideas and concepts; and

- High level of computer literacy in MS Windows and MS Office applications.

WHY JOIN ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS?

Together, we will power a better path forward. Be a part of a fast-growing team, as we succeed in becoming North America’s first integrated battery materials park, providing battery grade materials for the electric vehicle revolution. Our success is contingent on the hard work and dedication of our people. Electra Battery Materials rewards team members through:

- Recognition and results-driven compensation

- Training and development opportunities

- Health and wellbeing

- Ongoing communication and two-way feedback

If you are a passionate, committed, and dynamic individual, please submit your resume in confidence. Please note that only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Electra Battery Materials is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and we believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and decisions to hire or promote will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business requirements.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application question(s):

- Are you local or willing to relocate to Temiskaming Shores, Ontario?

Experience:

- Millwright: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person