Reference Number: 139 1910 MHU
Job Description:
This role will fully support 3 Business Units ranging from pre-agreed assigned tasks to urgent priority based tasks assigned by the Principal Support Role.
Responsibilities:
- Applies project management techniques to effectively manage project activities, and assists in tracking progress
- Selects and applies metallurgical tools and techniques in support of processing plants – different Business Units use different processing methods (Mineral processing, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy)
- Optimises productivity and quality targets by utilising deep technical expertise and cooperating with multi-disciplinary teams to highlight and address areas of improvement
- Supports the provision of relevant technical information to T&S, business units and operations to assist in driving value
- Completes a baseload of detailed technical investigations aligned to the strategic intent of the business unit operation, both at site and in the laboratory environment aimed at delivering a specified value for the business unit
- The nature of these technical assignments will often take the form of investigations to optimise or understand a unit operation that is underperforming at the business unit
- Performance of the unit operations is under fixed criteria however the methodologies and procedures employed to understand the performance are flexible and at the discretion of the metallurgist
- Delivers accurate and relevant reports to support the identification of current and future value adding opportunities
- Supports effectiveness and continuous improvement of the productivity and value contribution within the assigned tasks
Requirements: Qualification and Skill
- MSc Chemistry, Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering with 3 years’ experience in PGM or base metal refining or Process development
- Experience/exposure to metallurgical operations through project work, research and development or operational exposure, over a period exceeding 3 years
- Prior knowledge of leaching, solution purification and metal recovery/separation technologies as applied across a range of commodities would also be considered as advantageous
Benefits and Contractual information:
- Permanent role
- Potentially regular local travel to site on a weekly basis will be required
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