Technician Condition Monitoring (Mt Holland)

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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

The Condition Monitoring Technician will execute required condition monitoring activities (planned & unplanned) within Covalent Lithium's health, safety, environmental, HR, and asset management policies.This role is additional, to the role we recently advertised & filled.

This is a permanent, full time role based at our Mt Holland site, flying ex Perth on an 8:6 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake all work in a safe and efficient manner, in accordance with statutory requirements and Covalent policies & procedures.
• Development of the Condition Monitoring program complementing proactive maintenance plans, tactics, and safe work instructions
• Manage vibration, lubrication and thermography based predictive maintenance programs including on-site data collection, analysis and determination of recommendations for rotating equipment
• Liaise with OEM's during installation of fixed plant equipment for suitability of the Condition Monitoring program
• Establish suitable Condition Monitoring database to capture and collect all relevant data
• Establish required reporting system and KPI tracking to effectively monitor equipment performance.
• Support planned and breakdown maintenance to maximise reliability and quality of fixed plant assets
• Identify and put forth opportunities to improve equipment reliability and work procedures
• Provide maintenance support to other departments as require

Role Requirements

• Certificate III in Condition Monitoring
• 5 years fixed plant maintenance - conveyors, ball mills, crushers, apron feeders, screens, pumps, DMS, floatation, etc.
• Experience in vibration analysis and associated software
• Experience in Oil/wear debris analysis and thermography
• Vibration Analysis Level 2 minimum or above preferred
• Lubrication Level 2 minimum or above
• Thermography 1 minimum
• Experience in root cause failure analysis is highly 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.