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Position Type: Full-time
Position Status: This position is being advertised to fill an existing vacancy.
Reports To: VP, Metallurgy & Technology
Rate of Pay: Annual base salary range of $120,000-160,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications.
About Electra Battery Materials
Electra is a leader in advancing North America’s critical minerals supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. The Company’s primary focus is constructing North America’s only cobalt sulfate refinery, as part of a phased strategy to onshore critical minerals refining and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. In addition to the Refinery, Electra holds a significant land package in Idaho’s Cobalt Belt, including its Iron Creek project and surrounding properties, positioning the Company as a potential cornerstone for North American cobalt and copper production. Electra is also advancing black mass recycling opportunities to recover critical materials from end-of-life batteries, while continuing to evaluate growth opportunities in nickel refining and other downstream battery materials.
Responsibilities
Below is a list of primary duties and responsibilities for the Process Manager position at the Cobalt Refinery:
Health, Safety, and Environment
Review, follow and manage company’s HS&E; policy;
Ensure all process related HS&E; aspects are implemented and zero loss time injury is achieved and continues to be achieved;
Ensure all staff working in the areas of responsibility are adequately trained and follow the company’s HS&E; guidelines and procedures;
Provide HS&E; related inputs to the HS&E; Manager or designate as required;
Managerial
Oversee, lead and manage a group of process engineers, technologists, support staff, lab and operations;




Provide technical mentorship and guidance to direct reports and process related aspects of operations;
Set performance goals, conduct regular reviews, and provide training to team members;
When required give technical support to address government agency requests, such as Ministry of Workplace, Ministry of Labour, etc.
Attend and engage in technical meetings and communicate effectively;
Operations
Be willing to work in a hydrometallurgical plant environment where both construction and operations are occurring simultaneously;
Be part of a plant commissioning team and provide technical oversight to commissioning tasks;
Participate in and provide final sign off on process engineering changes, plant design changes and process control changes within an operating plant;
Develop, document, and implement new process workflows and standard operating procedures;
Ensure process consistency and optimization;
Identify and analyze existing processes to find opportunities for efficiency improvements;
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and measure process efficiency;
Participate in establishing KPI’s for process engineers within the group;
Report and present progress and results of process changes to senior management;
Ensure all processes comply with regulatory standards, safety protocols, and quality guidelines;
Identify potential process risks and develop mitigation strategies;




Identify bottlenecks and improve workflows to enhance productivity and reduce costs;
Metallurgical Balance and Product Quality
Ensure daily, weekly and monthly metallurgical balances are generated accurately;
Interpret metallurgical balances during daily production reviews;
Partake and provide inputs in developing risk mitigation strategy;
Mitigate risks to recoveries, production targets and product quality;
Projects
Design, analyze, and improve complex metallurgical processes to maximize recoveries, efficiency and productivity;
Work with outside contract engineering firms to help manage technical projects within the plant and process;
Develop project plans, timelines, and deliverables for process improvement;
Lead process improvement projects and initiatives, from planning through execution;
Laboratory and Analytical
Provide technical support to on-site metallurgical lab;
Establish bench scale lab tests as requested from management, provide technical oversight on execution of lab tests;
Develop testing procedures on critical operating process parameters;
Work closely with laboratory and operations personnel to ensure process alignment;
Allocate resources effectively, including personnel, equipment and materials to support process engineering projects;
Generic
Encourage a culture of innovation and efficiency within the team;
This role will report directly to the VP, Metallurgy & Technology; and
Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent with Ontario Professional Engineering (P. Eng.) status;
5 years or more of relevant experience in a managerial rol

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