Plant Metallurgist

Excellent opportunity for an energetic plant metallurgist to be involved in all aspects of operating a mineral processing plant. From planning production rates, setting operational parameters, solving technical related metallurgical problems, identifying cost saving initiatives to improving equipment reliability.

Accountabilities

• Provide operational parameters and targets to achieve production budget.
• Provide operational assistants to ensure production targets are achieved.
• Provide detailed documentation on both the daily metallurgical performance and test work.
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly metal balance data, and to maintain the metallurgical accounting systems.
• Maintain key metallurgical tools, i.e. OSA PI system, Expert System
• Assist in the technical training of operators.
• Conduct test work and trials to improve metallurgical performance and operating costs.

Successful applicant will have:

• Degree or Diploma qualification in the fields of Metallurgy / Minerals processing or chemical engineering
• + 2 years of operational experience within a mineral processing plant is desired
• Knowledge of Crushing , HMP, milling, flotation, dewatering and leach circuits would be an advantage
• Ability to work unsupervised and motivated to explore opportunities to improve metallurgical performance

At MRM, we support the Northern Territory first, and Territorian applicants or those prepared to relocate.

Glencore employees applying for this role may be asked to discuss this with their Supervisor or Manager prior to an interview taking place.