Engineer Reliability Electrical & Instrumentation (Mt Holland)

About Us

At Covalent Lithium, we are genuinely passionate about creating a clean energy future and supporting our teams who enable this vision.

Following the commissioning of our mine and concentrator at Mt Holland in 2024, we recently celebrated our first production of battery -grade lithium hydroxide at our Kwinana Refinery. We are now a fully integrated mine-to-refinery operation, supplying high quality lithium hydroxide to global markets and enabling approximately 1 million electric vehicles to go on the road, every year for the next 50 years.

We are proud to foster a culture where people with different skills, experiences and backgrounds are welcomed and set-up for success.

We support, empower and reward our people with a range of benefits:

• Competitive remuneration, and annual incentives for eligible employees
• Access to discounts, recognition and rewards
• Access to flexible work arrangements
• Dedicated wellbeing program support and discounted health insurance
• Equal access to paid parental leave, financial support, return to work and parenting room
• Salary sacrifice options for superannuation and novated leasing
• Discounted FIFO parking with Perth Airport

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Reliability Engineer to join our Maintenance team at Mt Holland. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise as part of the reliability engineering function within the Fixed Plant maintenance team in delivering the annual maintenance targets for equipment, with zero harm to employees, contractors and the environment. 

This is a permanent position on an 8:6 roster ex Perth to Mt Holland. 

Key Responsibilities

•    Actively participate in the establishment of a health and safety culture, leading by example, and following the required health and safety standards. 
•    Follow integrated business processes and systems for Fixed Plant, to provide effective equipment performance and equipment health monitoring to sustain the required equipment reliability. 
•    Develop equipment maintenance strategies based on expected failure modes throughout the equipment life cycle. 
•    Ensure statutory compliance of all Fixed Plant electrical and instrumentation equipment.
•    Understanding of both production and maintenance strategies for large scale processing plant.
•    Identify risks that have the capacity to compromise Fixed Plant performance outcomes and identify solutions to these issues to mitigate any impacts to desired outcomes. 
•    Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in line with Operational Excellence.

Role requirements

•    Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering tertiary qualification.
•    5+ years in Fixed Plant maintenance and mineral processing
•    Previous experience in equipment maintenance strategy development for hard rock processing plant (preferably in hard rock lithium processing).
•    Knowledge of the Mine Safety and Inspection Act & Regulations.
•    Computerised Maintenance Management System experience (SAP or Pronto desirable)

A competitive remuneration package commensurate with the role, candidate experience, skills and qualifications will be offered.

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

Covalent Lithium is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on our employees. We recognise skills, expertise, commitment and living our values of Purpose, Care, Accountability and Collaboration. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best people in the industry.