Overview As General Superintendent, Mechanical, you lead field execution for mechanical construction within mining- and industrial-focused facilities, coordinating with electrical and controls teams. You drive safety, quality, and schedule adherence across multiple contractors, ensuring work aligns with IFC drawings and project schedules. You'll support commissioning readiness, shutdowns, and turnover while resolving field conflicts and maintaining alignment with engineering, procurement, and operations. This hands-on role offers impact in advancing scalable, sustainable battery material production.
Compensation / Benefits- Competitive salary
- Company-sponsored health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Parental Leave
- Company-sponsored Employee Assistance Program
- Stock options
- 401(K)
Responsibilities- Lead daily mechanical construction activities (piping, equipment setting, structural supports, conveyors, tanks, pumps, utilities, HVAC coordination)
- Coordinate field execution between mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls, and operations teams
- Support facility shutdowns, tie-ins, commissioning activities, and startup readiness
- Monitor contractor performance, productivity, installation quality, and schedule adherence
- Review drawings, P&IDs, layouts, isometrics, and construction packages for proper field execution
- Resolve field conflicts and constructability issues with engineering and project management
- Participate in daily coordination meetings, safety walks, and schedule reviews
- Ensure compliance with safety, LOTO, environmental, and quality standards
- Coordinate material deliveries, equipment staging, sequencing, and turnover with procurement and warehouse
- Support mechanical completion, punch lists, redline updates, and turnover documentation
- Assist with troubleshooting mechanical systems and basic electrical interfaces
- Track project progress and communicate schedule risks to leadership
- Drive accountability to meet milestones and commissioning targets
- Support scopes of work development, field change requests, and installation planning
- Promote continuous improvement in safety, quality, productivity, and reliability
Key requirements- 5-10 years in industrial mechanical construction, maintenance, or commissioning
- Experience in mining, chemical refining, manufacturing, battery, energy, or heavy industrial facilities preferred
- Strong knowledge of piping, pumps, tanks, conveyors, rotating equipment, utilities, and process systems
- Basic understanding of electrical systems (motor controls, conduit routing, MCCs, instrumentation interfaces)
- Proven ability to lead contractors and coordinate multiple disciplines in industrial environments
- Ability to read P&IDs, mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, layouts, and construction docs
- Understanding of construction sequencing, commissioning activities, and shutdown planning
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Experience in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and aggressive schedules
- Safety leadership and quality execution mindset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project tracking tools, and construction reporting systems
- OSHA 30 certification preferred
- Experience with lithium-ion battery manufacturing, recycling, mining, or chemical processing facilities a plus
- Technical degree, trade certification, or equivalent field experience preferred
- Excellent communication
- Strong organization
- Problem-solving
- Mechanical systems: piping, pumps, tanks, conveyors, rotating equipment
- Reading P&IDs and mechanical drawings
- Electrical basics: motor controls, MCCs, instrumentation interfaces
