Senior Metallurgist needed at Minopex

Description

• The purpose of this position is to continuously monitor production outputs and optimise process efficiency in line with plant capacity and sound processing principles.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that Process activities are integrated and coordinated.
• Establish process data monitoring, automation, reporting, and accounting systems.
• Comply with provided systems, practices, methods, standards, and procedures of the work.
• Ensure the adherence to the specified process parameters within the respective sections.
• Effective trouble shooting and RCA in case of systems, processing, and equipment deviations.
• Identify, diagnose and analyze deviations and consult with the Supervisor / Management prior to implementing changes.
• Provide technical and production support and advise to responsible Supervisors / Management.
• Conduct research (literature or practical) on specific topics received from the Process Superintendent / Plant Manager or Client
• Conduct test and project work in the laboratory and do physical tests in the plant and consolidate test results with past reports and other findings.
• Conduct cost analysis exercises to evaluate the viability of implementing projects and make necessary recommendations for changes in the process.
• Perform administrative duties to ensure record accuracy and availability and budget compliance.
• Drive continuous process performance improvement initiatives.
• Submit monthly technical metallurgical plant performance reporting and feedback

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering
• Valid driver’s licence code B, EB or C1

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 5 – 8 years’ technical and production experience in a mineral processing environment, of which 2 years’ must be as a Plant Metallurgist
• Technically skilled in froth flotation process
• Process modelling and process control experience would be advantageous.
• Oxide flotation experience would be advantageous.
• Computer literate and highly skilled in MS Office suite
• English language proficiency
•  Presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Attention to detail.
• Employee Relations and People Management skills
• Supervisory skills
• Financial management skills
• Technical reporting skills
• Data analytic skills