Utility Technician
Phoenix Tailings
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 19
- 3 days ago
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About the company
Phoenix Tailings
Mining & metals · 11 to 50 employees
Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup focused on building a domestic supply of critical materials. Our Freedom Facility in Rochester, New York will be a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility designed to expand U.S. capacity to process and separate rare earth materials. Rare earths are essential inputs for many of the technologies that power modern life. They are used in high-performance permanent magnets found in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics, advanced electronics, aerospace systems, and defense applications. Today, much of the world's rare earth processing and separation capacity is concentrated overseas. Building more of this capability in the United States is important for strengthening domestic supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign processing, and supporting the advanced manufacturing, energy, technology, and national-security industries that depend on these materials. The Freedom Facility will be designed to produce thousands of tons of separated rare earth oxides annually, making Rochester an important part of Phoenix Tailings' expansion of domestic rare earth processing capacity.
What you'll do
- Prepare reagents and fill process tanks according to written instructions, verifying materials and quantities before transferring them into the process
- Move materials by forklift and assist with receiving and plant logistics, following training and authorization requirements for material-handling equipment
- Clean equipment, remove residue, and maintain organized work areas using the handling and disposal procedures established for the materials involved
- Inspect routine field conditions and complete basic troubleshooting, reporting leaks, equipment problems, or unfamiliar conditions to the operating team
- Support operators with routine process tasks, record completed work, and follow chemical-handling, protective-equipment, and site safety procedures
What you need
- High school diploma or equivalent; experience in manufacturing, warehousing, construction, military service, utilities, or other hands-on work is helpful
- Ability to follow written procedures, measure materials accurately, and learn safe reagent preparation and chemical-handling practices; chemistry experience is helpful but not required
- Practical mechanical aptitude and the ability to use basic tools, recognize abnormal equipment conditions, and seek assistance when needed
- Dependable work habits, accurate recordkeeping, and readiness to complete required training before operating forklifts or other material-handling equipment
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
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