Laboratory Technician

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

The Role

The Laboratory Technician is responsible for carrying out analytical and other procedures at the on-site Laboratory to agreed standards of safety, efficiency, and quality control.

This a permanent full-time position based at our Kwinana Refinery on a sportsman roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Active participation in the establishment of a health and safety culture.

• Ensure all health, safety and environmental incidents are reported.

• Comply with all health and safety, environmental and regulatory policies relating to the project and ensure a safe working environment. Participate in Laboratory SHE&C processes and initiatives.

• Undertake all work in a safe and efficient manner, in accordance with statutory requirements and Covalent policies & procedures.

• Participate in and support Laboratory and quality audits where appropriate.

• Participate in incident and near miss investigations where appropriate

• Contribute to the Continuous Improvement culture of the Laboratory

• Ensure procedures for every task are adhered to (including QA/QC protocols)

• Instrument Operation (including Calibration, Maintenance & Verification activities) as required.

• Spectrophotometric analyses (including ICP, AA, UV-Vis & Colour)Water Quality Testing

• Titration analyses (includes instrumental and manual)

• Fusion, Digestion & Leaching of Samples

• Particle Sizing (including dry laser diffraction & sieve sizing)

• Gravimetric analyses

• Sample preparation (including dewatering, filtration, splitting, pressing & grinding)

• LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

• Report QC (Quality Control) non-conformances to Laboratory Supervisor

• Train team members where necessary

Role Requirements

• 3 - 5 years of experience in mining or chemical processing

• Demonstrated experience following QA/QC systems

• Experience with ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) or AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer), Auto -titrators, UV-Vis

• Knowledge of Laser Sizer and/or experience with Sieves

• Experience with sample preparation: Pulveriser, Press, and/or riffle splitter (desirable)

• Experience with fusion and digestion protocols for elemental analyses (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.

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