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# Career Fair - Maintenance at Vulcan Elements

- **Company:** Vulcan Elements
- **Location:** Benson, NC
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vulcanelements/jobs/5469728008

## Job description

Maintenance Opportunities

Applications do not guarantee employment.

Career fair location: Johnston Community College, Advanced Manufacturing Facility: 300 Innovation Avenue, Four Oaks, NC 27524

Vulcan Elements manufactures rare-earth permanent magnets in the United States for industries including defense, aerospace, and automotive. Our work supports national security and economic resilience, and our team values mission focus, technical excellence, and integrity.

This posting is specifically for candidates who wish to preapply for consideration for opportunities with Vulcan Elements at our December 5, 2026 career fair at Johnston Community College, Advanced Manufacturing Facility: 300 Innovation Avenue, Four Oaks, NC 27524. It is an expression of interest; specific roles and requirements will depend on available opportunities.

Maintenance opportunities support production equipment reliability and safe operations. We are interested in candidates with mechanical, electrical, or other technical skills who can troubleshoot problems and help establish dependable maintenance practices.

Career Fair Process

The career fair will take place December 5, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Candidates who preapply will be scheduled for a specific time and receive first preference for scheduling and interviews. If you are not scheduled, you are still welcome to walk in on the career fair date. Walk-ins are welcome and must bring a printed resume. The interview process will take approximately 45 minutes. All candidates must bring a form of ID to check in.

Please save and submit your resume using the preferred filename format First_Last_Title, for example Jane_Doe_Maintenance.pdf. The naming format is preferred, not required.

## Responsibilities

- Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair assigned equipment within training and authorization.
- Perform preventive maintenance and help identify recurring equipment problems.
- Follow energy isolation and other applicable safe work procedures.
- Document work performed, communicate equipment status, and support spare parts readiness.

Responsibilities are representative and may change with business needs and the specific role.

## Qualifications

- Mechanical or electrical aptitude developed through work, training, or related experience.
- Ability to use tools safely and follow technical instructions.
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to coordinate with production and technical teams.

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

## Preferred

- Industrial maintenance, electromechanical, automation, welding, or skilled trades experience.
- Experience reading schematics or using computerized maintenance systems.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Depending on the role, work may involve production areas, standing or walking, noise, heat, and required PPE. Shift and physical requirements will be discussed for the specific opportunity.

## About Vulcan Elements

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Vulcan Elements manufactures American rare-earth permanent magnets to build a resilient, Western supply chain for critical industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and AI datacenters.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed + Series A + Debt financing)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (primary R&D operations also in Research Triangle Park, NC)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: John Maslin (CEO) and Dr. Piotr Kulik (CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Advanced manufacturing of rare earth permanent magnets (neodymium).
- Target customers: B2B and government/defense – enterprise customers in defense, aerospace, automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, AI datacenters, semiconductor fabrication.
- Mission: "Improving U.S. and allied security by producing the Rare Earth Magnets that are critical to economic and national security." – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (Neodymium)**: High-performance sintered and bonded magnets used in motors, generators, sensors, and actuators. Application areas include defense systems, satellites, AI datacenters, semiconductor fabrication, consumer electronics, industrial motors, power tools, and non-drive train motors. – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/)
- **R&D and Process Optimization**: Developing next-generation magnetic technologies and advanced manufacturing processes focused on efficiency, cost competitiveness, and supply chain transparency. – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Total Funding**: $690.2 million (as of November 2025) across three rounds:
  - Seed Round (Dec 2023): $5.2M – 3 investors.
  - Series A (Sep 2025): $65M – led by Washington Harbour Partners and Altimeter.
  - Debt Financing (Nov 2025): $620M – led by the Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC). – [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vulcan-elements) / [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulcan-elements)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $690.2M; production output of 10 metric tons in 2025.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital, Washington Harbour Partners, Altimeter.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Announced a $1.4 billion partnership with the United States government.
  - Selected Benson, North Carolina, for a 1.1 million sq ft facility – the largest magnet manufacturing plant outside China.
  - Employee headcount of 38 (+200% YoY) as of mid-2026.
  - Rapidly scaling pilot operations; 37 open job listings on Greenhouse. – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/) / [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulcan-elements) / [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vulcanelements)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Domestic Supply Chain**: The only U.S. company vertically integrating rare earth magnet production, reducing reliance on Chinese supply.
- **Technical Expertise**: Co-founder Dr. Piotr Kulik is one of four rare earth magnet science professors in the U.S. and opened the first academic rare earth magnetics lab in the country in over 20 years.
- **Government Backing**: Strong ties to U.S. national security agencies and over a billion dollars in government-funded partnerships.
- **Process Innovation**: Proprietary process optimization methods aimed at cost competitiveness without sacrificing performance.
- **National Security Focus**: All operations require U.S. Person status, aligning with defense and aerospace customer needs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale Production**: Transition from pilot-scale (10 metric tons/year) to mass production at the Benson, NC facility to meet surging demand from defense, AI, and automotive sectors.
- **Supply Chain Resilience**: Partnering exclusively with U.S. and allied-country suppliers (UK, Australia, Japan).
- **R&D**: Developing next-generation magnetic materials and advanced manufacturing processes.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Actively hiring engineers, scientists, operations, and business development talent to support rapid growth. – [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vulcanelements)

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Employees contribute directly to national security and economic resilience, with values of Mission Focus, Technical Excellence, and Transparency. – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Competitive equity, unlimited PTO, 90% health insurance (100% for employee), 99% dental and vision, 401K, fully stocked kitchen. – [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/careers/)
- **Work Environment**: Fast-paced startup with a "startup manufacturer" ethos; roles are largely on-site in Research Triangle Park, NC or Benson, NC. Internship opportunities available with mentorship and real impact on critical projects.
- **Growth Opportunity**: Extremely high headcount growth (+200% YoY) and large-scale facility expansion offer rapid career advancement.
- **U.S. Person Requirement**: Many positions require U.S. Person status due to government contracts.

## Sources
1. [vulcanelements.com](https://vulcanelements.com/)
2. [vulcanelements.com/careers](https://vulcanelements.com/careers/)
3. [greenhouse.io (Vulcan Elements jobs)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vulcanelements)
4. [linkedin.com/company/vulcan-elements](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulcan-elements)
5. [cbinsights.com/company/vulcan-elements](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/vulcan-elements)

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