Job Description

In January 2024, Livent merged with Allkem Limited to create Arcadium Lithium plc. While we work to integrate our technology systems, including our recruitment platforms, Arcadium Lithium plc will use Livent’s ADP system to capture all candidate information.

About Arcadium Lithium: We are change-makers, joining forces to drive progress. A world enabled by the critical mineral, Lithium - the elemental source powering modern life and our global transition to clean energy. 

For decades, we’ve grown alongside and collaborated with our people, our customers, and communities. Pioneering, collaborating, and evolving Together. 

From the birth of the first lithium-ion battery to the breakthrough lithium advancements that have followed. We've helped lead the change, powering the future of lithium innovation. 

Our growth continues to be strategic, expansive, and sustainable. With a wealth of premier lithium resources spread across the world in key locations. We can reliably, safely, and responsibly provide the resources to meet the diverse needs of our customers. 

No matter where they are. No matter the challenge. It's all about delivering on the high expectation for quality, performance, and sustainability. 

And our duty goes even further. It includes everyone on the planet using a lithium-powered device or vehicle. 

Every battery charged. Every device powered. Every lithium application utilized. Underscoring our commitment to quality, collaboration, and our shared vision of powering a more sustainable future for everyone. 

Arcadium Lithium is more than just a company. It's a promise, and a commitment by our people. 

To act ethically and responsibly, ensuring that our legacy is one of positive impact and lasting change.

Position Summary: The Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for electrical and instrumentation reliability, upgrade, and expansion of Site electrical and instrumentation systems. You will provide oversight of the design standards, purchase, construction, and installation of electrical and instrumentation components or systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Investigates, tests and specifies instrumentation applications solutions.
• Assists in incident investigations identifying root causes and appropriate corrective action to improve safety and environmental performance at the Bessemer City plant site.
• Tracks and coordinates execution of work orders for both electrical reliability and PSC/PSM compliance on electrical/instrument systems.
• Implements Best Practices for maintenance of sensing and control equipment; including establishing acceptance criteria for PM and PdM activities on sensing and control equipment.
• Ensures that the results of electrical reliability activities are evaluated and that they maintain PSC/PSM compliance on electrical/instrument systems and that the results are consistent with the established acceptance criteria.
• Works with third party electrical distribution subject matter experts to implement Best Practices for maintenance of control and distribution equipment; including establishing acceptance criteria for PM and PdM activities on electrical distribution equipment that comply with specifications, codes, and reliability requirements.
• Ensures that the results of electrical reliability activities are evaluated and that they maintain PSC/PSM compliance on electrical/instrument systems and that the results are consistent with the established acceptance criteria.
• Ensure that Bessemer City Electrical Mechanical Integrity procedures (Currently 29 site specific policies) are aligned with Livent’s corporate electrical MI standards as well as all applicable codes and standards.
• Ensures compliance to PSM Mechanical Integrity requirements.
• Works with CES, Procurement and local site to select vendors and contractors based on sound understanding of technical capabilities, ability to deliver, and past experience. 
• Works with external Electrical Distribution experts in the design and execution of equipment reliability plans.
• Works with project teams and electrical contractors to ensure that site electrical and instrumentation standards are used in the development and construction of capital projects.
• Coordinates the handover of the project to the Site Commissioning Team in a detailed and meticulous manner so that there are no surprises or unknowns.
• Reviews electrical design drawings, equipment/instrument specifications, etc. to ensure quality of design, conformance to standards and compatibility with existing installations.
• Prepares detailed electrical and instrumentation design packages in support of small projects.
• Directs and coordinates design, construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and reliability requirements. 
• Develops and maintains CAD design drawings including key Process Safety Information documents such as Loop Drawings.
• Develops standards for E&I equipment to be used at the Bessemer City plant site. 
• Evaluates the capability of contractor resources to perform according to specifications in the bid package and award bids based on that evaluation; complete purchase requisition in SAP for approval by the Project Manager.
• Supervises/coordinates activities of contractors engaged in construction on AFE projects including installation of instrumentation and electrical distribution.   
• Ensures that the site maintains compliance to all applicable electrical codes and standards (NFPA, NEC, etc).
• Ensures that E&I equipment is installed to site design specifications as specified in the design package.
• Maintains site electrical distribution drawings.
• Ensure compliance to applicable codes for the operation of electrolytic cells.
• Promotes a strong belief that all jobs must be performed safely and that no job is worth doing that would risk the health, safety, or welfare of the plant employees, contractors or community.
• Assists in incident investigations identifying root causes and appropriate corrective action to improve safety and environmental performance at the Bessemer City plant site.
• Ensures contractor personnel receive required safety training.
• Provides leadership/support for implementation of electrical safety in the maintenance organization.
• Participates on PHA teams.
• Supports the site’s safety efforts through activities such as safety observations and key safety procedure audits.
• Investigates and tests vendors’ products.
• Provides technical advice and troubleshooting capability to maintenance, operations, project engineering, and process engineering. 

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college required - Electrical Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology preferred.
• Minimum of six (6) years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience required - prior experience within a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• In-depth experience with transformers, MCC’s, variable speed motors, distribution systems from 4160 to 480 volts, and process control instrumentation is required.  
• Experience with electrolysis systems such as rectifiers and bus bar distribution involving motion controls is a plus.

Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Listening
• Problem Solving

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.   Moderate travel using all forms of transportation is required.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This position will be in an office environment with some exposure to the manufacturing environments.

Safety Requirements: All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.

Personal Protective Equipment – Must wear PPE as required based on job duties.

Travel Required: Travel is not expected but may be possible.  Less than 10 percent travel, if needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.