Process Maintenance Mechanic; Millwright

Role Overview

Process Maintenance Mechanic (Millwright) – join the Maintenance Team at our Thacker Pass facility. The primary focus is ensuring safe, reliable, and continuous lithium carbonate manufacturing operations through preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of critical mechanical equipment.

• Perform all maintenance activities with a strong safety-first mindset, ensuring strict compliance with MSHA, OSHA, and site‑specific safety standards. Identify and mitigate hazards, conduct regular safety inspections, and foster a culture of accountability.
• Champion site safety standards and promote open communication within the team.
• Conduct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on mechanical processing equipment including crushers, screens, conveyors, feeders, pumps, gearboxes, thickeners, and associated systems.
• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems, rotating equipment, bearings, shafts, belts, chains, couplings, and drive components.
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime and improve reliability.
• Dismantle, repair, rebuild, and reassemble mechanical components using hand and power tools.
• Perform precision maintenance tasks such as alignment, lubrication, torquing, and vibration checks.
• Read, interpret, and apply mechanical drawings, schematics, maintenance manuals, and technical documentation.
• Conduct routine equipment inspections and accurately document work performed and findings in the maintenance management system.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with operations, electrical teams, and supervisors to support production schedules.
• Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, shutdowns, and turnaround maintenance activities.
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant work areas in accordance with MSHA housekeeping standards.
• Participate in safety meetings, job safety analyses (JSAs), hazard assessments, and pre‑task planning.
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, near misses, incidents, and equipment defects.
• Comply with all MSHA regulations and site‑specific safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space, hot work, and fall protection procedures.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships across all teams while championing a culture that reflects and supports our purpose, vision, and values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 2–5 years of mechanical maintenance experience in mining, chemical manufacturing, or heavy industrial processing environments.
• Working knowledge of rotating equipment and industrial mechanical systems.
• Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance on process plant equipment.
• Proficiency with hand tools, power tools, and basic measuring instruments.
• Welding and/or fabrication experience.
• Experience with pump and motor alignment.
• Ability to work safely in compliance with OSHA/MSHA regulations and site safety standards.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and on‑call duties as required.
• Physically capable of lifting 50–75 lbs., climbing ladders and stairs, working at heights, and in confined spaces.
• Personal commitment to Lithium Americas’ purpose, vision, and values.

Lithium Americas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.