Material Process Technician - Weekends+ Nights

Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesizes new cathode materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. The results are lower cost, better performance batteries with fewer discarded in landfill, a cleaner manufacturing process, and a truly sustainable closed-loop circular battery economy. Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level.

Job Description: Ascend Elements is the most technically advanced Li-ion battery recycling company. The Materials Processing Technician reports to Sr. Battery Materials Engineer. In such position, the Employee shall support the development of NMC cathode materials including Hi-Ni chemistries from recycled feedstocks.

Primary duties

• Perform standard operating procedures (SOP) to prepare, operate, and clean up chemical reactions and tools.
• Prepare all equipment, tools and calibrate them prior to use based on SOP.
• Powder washing, filtering, drying, and packaging
• Perform predictive, regular preventive and emergency maintenance on lab and plant equipment, utility, and supporting systems
• Troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild of stirring reactors, furnaces, mixers, pumps, and other equipment
• Properly documenting all activities and keeping up-to-date records for all samples.
• Prepares laboratory for daily operations, managing inventory, preparing reagents and standards used for testing.
• Disposes of laboratory materials and samples using well established guidelines and instructions.
• Provides support researching issues and developing recommendations to resolve process, department and related customer issues.
• Shifts: Saturday and Sunday nights 6pm-6am + flexible 2/8 hours during the week for 40 hours.
• On site in Westborough, MA

Additional duties, authority, and responsibilities may be determined from time to time by the Project Leaders, as consistent with the Employee’s position. The Employee shall use their reasonable best efforts, judgment, and energy to improve and advance the business and interest of the Company in a manner consistent with the duties of his position and with the Company’s ethical, legal, and professional standards.

Education: Current student/ New Graduate

Experience: Current student in Materials and Material Engineering or related fields

Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise with machinal engineering, know how, common senses and materials processing
• Knowledge of powder handling and safety protocol
• Details oriented and absolutely good hands-on capability
• High sense of responsibility, excellent coordination ability, communication ability and overall management ability, strong pressure resistance ability
• Able to work within a fast-paced environment
• Capable of wearing task specific personal protective equipment including dust mask, air-purifying respirator, safety shoes, gloves, and safety glasses/face shield

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  Ascend Elements is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.