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About the Role
Phoenix Tailings is seeking hands-on individuals interested in future Process Operator opportunities at our Rochester Freedom Facility. Process Operators will operate an assigned section of the separations circuit, translating process direction into field action. This role involves walking the circuit, taking samples, recording data, adjusting flows, and checking for abnormal conditions, offering a chance to operate a new facility and provide crucial field observations.
Responsibilities
- Operate an assigned section of the separations circuit using approved procedures and operating direction from the control room and process engineers
- Walk the circuit to inspect pumps, tanks, piping, and sensors, identifying leaks, equipment problems, and changes in process conditions
- Take process samples, complete operating logs, and record instrument readings accurately
- Make approved flow and operating adjustments, verify the field response, and report deviations
- Support safe startup and stable shift operations through equipment checks, clear shift handoffs, and consistent chemical-handling and work-control practices
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Working knowledge of pumps, tanks, valves, piping, and basic process flow gained through chemical manufacturing, water treatment, refining, or related operations
- Ability to collect samples, interpret instrument readings, maintain accurate logs, and recognize conditions outside approved operating limits
- Ability to follow operating and safety procedures, make directed process adjustments, and communicate equipment conditions clearly during shift operations
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
Skills
- Process technology coursework
- Technical training
- Experience in a continuous-process operating environment
- Chemical manufacturing
- Water treatment
- Refining
- Sample collection
- Instrument reading interpretation
- Log maintenance
- Operating procedure adherence
- Safety procedure adherence
- Process adjustment
- Equipment condition communication
- Chemical handling
- Work control practices
Location
- Rochester, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $27/hr - $42/hr
Benefits
- 100% Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee
- Stock Options
- Unlimited PTO
- Learning and development opportunities
About the Company
- 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.
- 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.
- The Freedom Facility will be designed to produce thousands of tons of separated rare earth oxides annually.
- At Phoenix, we believe that nothing great is ever accomplished alone or without the passion of people who push and motivate one another.
- Our Values: Say what you think even when it’s uncomfortable, Lead with Compassion, Be Resourceful, Listen, Hustle.
- We have an open culture that values learning, and we are looking to grow the team with enthusiastic individuals who share our vision of sustainable mining.
Equal Opportunity
- Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at all levels. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information, or any other applicable protected characteristics, and these characteristics will not be a factor for consideration of any work-related decisions (including but not limited to hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline).