Reference No: 2026-046

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 Setting, 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;

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