Lynas Rare Earths has an opportunity for an Experienced Process Technician to join our team at the Kalgoorlie Rare Earth Processing Facility (REPF).
The Kalgoorlie REPF is a key strategic platform for critical mineral production, blending pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical process in an Australian first, mineral processing plant.
* Sustainable business, our products are used in many future facing applications.
* Residential living lifestyle with family friendly 7 on, 7 off roster.
Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Process Technician ideally with Control Room experience, to join us on our journey and expand their processing knowledge.
This role, which reports to the Processing Shift Supervisor, will be responsible for the day to day running of the processing plant, including taking ownership of operating areas.
Our various areas will include kiln operation, leaching, reagent handling, water treatment, filtration, waste gas and control room.
This role will also include some management of the various processing bulk materials used throughout the processing plant.
This role is offered on a Kalgoorlie-Goldfields residential basis only, working an even time 7/7 rotating roster of day and night shifts, 12 hour shifts.
If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a new plant, expand your mineral processing knowledge with a future facing exciting commodity, with long mine life ahead of it, this role would be suited to you.
Responsibilities
* The safe day-to-day operation of the processing plant including:
* Control Room operation
* Safe Isolation and Permitting processes
* Contributing to the development of safe working procedures
* Ensure a safe working environment is maintained
* Identification and control of hazards at all times
* Ongoing and continuous housekeeping and improvement projects.
Qualifications
* Prior experience in a processing plant or chemical production environment mandatory
* Control room experience beneficial
* Isolation, and/or Permit to Work operational experience mandatory
* Unwavering approach to safety leadership
* Value teamwork and being a team player
* Strong time management and problem-solving skillsets
* Ability to attend work when rostered on, and arriving to work on time
* Current High Risk Work License (WA) LF - Fork Lift minimum
* Must reside locally within the Goldfields region for our residential site
* Respirator policy in effect (clean-shaven/piercing-free not to affect respirator-seals)
* Full Australian Working Rights.
Machinery Experience
* Forklifts (2 to 42 Tonne)
* Overhead Gantry Crane
* Excavator
It would be an expectation that all process technicians have qualifications and the associated experience to operate these pieces of machinery.
Benefits
* Our Mt Weld Mine near Laverton has a 20+ year mine life - long term feed
* Salary Continuance Scheme and life insurance (through Superannuation)
* Continual development and ability to expand your career
* Salary Sacrifice options
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates from all diverse backgrounds. Lynas acknowledges First Nations people and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories.
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