Maintenance Supervisor

**TSX.V: ELBM**
**OTCQX: ELBMF**

**MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR - COBALT REFINERY**

Location: Cobalt Refinery, Cobalt, Ontario
Reference No: 2021-005
Position Type: Full-Time
Rate of Pay: Salary, Commensurate with experience and qualifications

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**

Based at the Cobalt Refinery in Cobalt, Ontario, we currently have an exciting opportunity for
a Maintenance Supervisor to be a part of our Owner’s Project Team.

First Cobalt owns North America’s only permitted cobalt refinery located in Cobalt, ON on
Silver Centre Road. The company is currently advancing its plan to recommission and expand
the Refinery to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate for the North American and European
electric vehicle market. Our updated feasibility study estimates production of 25,000 tonnes
of cobalt sulfate per year at a capital cost of US$60M (CDN$80M). Our recently completed
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) demonstrated our strong Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) mandate, with projected carbon emissions that are 50% lower than our benchmarked
peer refiners.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

This role covers two main phases of work at the Cobalt Refinery in Cobalt, Ontario. The first
being the representative on site during the construction and recommissioning of the expanded
refinery while the latter is post recommissioning and managing all maintenance activities
during operation of the plant.

1. During construction and recommissioning of the refinery main tasks and
responsibilities are:

- Be the main site contact for recommissioning the refinery feed system of cobalt

hydroxide feed, this includes conveyors, chutes, ball mill, storage tanks and
other mechanical and control associated equipment;
- Research and propose to management maintenance system software, work

with the Site Services Superintendent to implement;
- Be assigned various mechanical projects as directed by the Site Services

Superintendent;
- Work with the Engineering Procurement and Construction engineering (EPCM)

contractor to co-ordinate field execution of projects assigned; and
- Other duties as assigned by the Site Services Superintendent.

2. During the operation of the plant main tasks and responsibilities are:

- Take responsibility of supervising maintenance crews, this includes trades
- people associated with maintaining the area assigned;- Provide oversight for the health and safety of the manner in which the trades
- conduct their work;- Work with Production Supervisor to co-ordinate equipment downtime while

ensuring the necessary on-line time is met to hit production goals safely; and
- Other duties as assigned by the Site Services Superintendent.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with supervision experience or certified tradesman

with supervision experience;
- A minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance/operations experience - ideally

leading skilled tradesmen of various disciplines.
- Mature and detailed understanding of Health & Safety leadership, culture, systems

and management.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Leadership experience and ability to coach, mentor, and develop people.

**WHY JOIN ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS?**

Together, we will power a better path forward. Be a part of a fast-growing team, as we
succeed in becoming North America’s first integrated battery materials park, providing battery
grade materials for the electric vehicle revolution. Our success is contingent on the hard work
and dedication of our people. Electra Battery Materials rewards team members through:

- Recognition and results-driven compensation
- Training and development opportunities
- Health and wellbeing
- Ongoing communication and two-way feedback

If you are a passionate, committed, and dynamic individual, please submit your resume in
for an interview will be contacted.

Electra Battery Materials is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an
environment of mutual respect and we believe that diversity and inclusion among our team
members is critical to our success. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment
for all employees and decisions to hire or promote will be based on merit, competence,
performance, and business requirements.