Plant Metallurgist Job Description
Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is available to lead the team and deliver exceptional results.
We believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration.
Carrapateena copper concentrator has a growing portfolio of expansion projects and plant optimisation opportunities. We are looking for self-driven, enthusiastic production metallurgist to join our team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide technical input into the efficient operation of the processing plant, accounting for variances from plan, and identifying and understanding losses.
* Contribute to a strong safety culture based on transparent and open communication with the operations and metallurgy teams, leading to the execution of high-quality critical risk observations, hazard reporting and process safety improvement.
* Develop strong and productive working relationships with metallurgical, operational, and fixed plant maintenance teams at all levels.
* Provide high quality and clear technical support to the operational teams to ensure that the process plant delivers to the daily and weekly operational plans
* Implement moderate scale operational improvement projects to increase plant safety, throughput, recovery, product quality and unit cost.
* Undertake process plant performance investigations and implementing improvement actions in consultation with the operations team, engineering and maintenance teams.
* Where required assist metallurgical technicians in operation, calibration and maintenance of Metso OSA and PSI online equipment.
About You:
* Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgical Engineering, Process Engineering, or Chemical Engineering disciplines.
* Experience in minerals processing, with experience at either a project or plant metallurgist level.
* Previous exposure to operation of base metal concentrators including daily troubleshooting and optimisation of SAG milling and sulphide flotation circuits is desirable.
* Ability to autonomously develop, conduct and interpret metallurgical test work, plant surveys and plant trials, particularly in sulphide flotation.
* Ability to deliver process improvement projects and modifications, contributing to the team's culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
* Previous experience in working with external stakeholder suppliers to improve and modify plant equipment and the management of equipment trials and optimisation.
Benefits:
* A competitive salary package with performance-based bonuses.
* An attractive employee share program.
* Flexible working options.
* A generous paid parental leave policy.
* Extended leave entitlements.
* Parent rooms.
About Our Process:
We are committed to employing individuals who align with our values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug, and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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