Nemaska Lithium Inc fka NMKEF

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meeting manpower needs at Nemaska Lithium (NMX.T)

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SHAWINIGAN - A new college certificate called Operation and Control of Chemical Processes will be offered in the winter of 2019 at Shawinigan College. This training is primarily aimed at meeting manpower needs at Nemaska Lithium (NMX.T).

C 'is also the company that approached the college last spring, with this project. "We are based in Shawinigan. We already have a lot of collaboration with CNETE at Shawinigan College, so it was a logical continuation of working with them, knowing that they were flexible, dynamic and could provide a solution to a labor shortage. " says Chantal Francoeur, Vice President Human Resources and Organizational Development at Nemaska Lithium.

"Colleges have this teaching expertise that we do not have. Shawinigan College has expertise in the field of process chemistry, "she says.

"We will start our operation of the commercial plant in the second half of 2020," says Francoeur, just in time for the end of the training of the new cohort, "and we are looking for people who have training in industrial mechanics , instrumentation, operation of chemical processes "and other uses of the genre, she says. In total, 125 employees are being sought to fill the needs.

The construction of the future commercial plant is on schedule, she says.

Nemaska Lithium is looking for specialized workers, particularly chemical process and operation technicians for itself and three other companies, Olin Chlor Alkali, Cepsa Bécancour and Arkema Bécancour.

The College then proposed to make changes to the existing program, as it has already been developed for Cégep de Sherbrooke. This will make it possible to start the cohort more quickly.

The College was ready to deal with this kind of request. The Executive Director, Éric Milette, explains that in his 2017-2020 strategic plan, Shawinigan College "has set itself the goal of aligning the service offer of continuing education with the needs of the region," he says. .

"Currently, like many companies, the big challenge is the skilled workforce. On a regular basis, human resources services must involve professionals outside the region, the province and even the country. We want to train and keep people in Mauricie, "he says.

According to Ms. Francoeur, the attestation of college studies in chemical process control operations "will become a flagship program in Mauricie and we believe that over the next few years, it will attract several cohorts of new talents who will be perfectly equipped to come and work with us at Nemaska Lithium. "

The program has 108 hours of upgrades and 990 hours of classes, including a 300-hour course spread over 10 months, totaling 1098 hours. This training will be offered full-time from January 28, 2019 at a rate of 25 to 30 hours per week.

Interested persons must have a high school diploma. To register, contact the Shawinigan College Continuing Education Department at 819-539-6401 ext. 2263.

The training includes courses in chemistry, mechanics, electrical engineering and electrochemistry.

Graduates can expect a salary of $ 70,000 per year upon entry as well as favorable working conditions. "We will have to work for recruitment," still plans Chantal Francoeur who has no fear, however, the success of this project. "These are still interesting jobs. It's a short-term, one-year course that leads to very well-paid, well-organized jobs, "she says. "There may be people who have dropped out of school or who have studied and would like to reposition themselves. I think that there is a pool still interesting enough for this type of training, "she says.

Ms. Francoeur recalls that in light of experiences elsewhere in Quebec, candidates should not fear the idea of moving to the Shawinigan region to fill such positions, because they are "certain of having a very good job. interesting, well paid and in interesting conditions too, "she argues.