Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 09 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job description:
Overall Job Purpose
As a key member of the Process Plant team and reporting into the Superintendent Technical, the Senior Metallurgist Project is accountable for the effective and efficient operation of the Metallurgy function (medium & long-term strategy) to deliver to maximised production and minimised costs while ensuring operational sustainability. The Senior Metallurgist Project will safely lead the development and execution of a variety of different operational based and capital based projects ranging in complexity and duration. The majority of the projects are involved in increasing production, optimizing recovery and concentrate grade (Cu). This role is dynamic and includes leading R&D projects, working with external Laboratory or Consultancy, plant trials and pilot plant management, process troubleshooting, systematic de-bottlenecking and exploiting of opportunities The scope of work and tasks vary based upon the opportunities that the circuit presents. Robust and pragmatic solutions are required to ensure they are “fit for purpose” and align with varying material characteristics and operational parameters. Other duties include but are not limited to: Material balancing, equipment sizing, scheduling, industrial testing and sampling, laboratory analysis, and producing detailed technical reports on opportunities improve process efficiency. The candidate will also collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and vendors to ensure safe project execution & excellence. The candidate will also support the process department on a variety of other metallurgical related duties as required and specified by the Chief Metallurgist or Process Plant Manager. The role has a focus on Short-medium optimisation to long-term focus.

Qualifications
• Degree in Extractive Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Eligibility for membership of the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ), and to hold relevant legal appointment as defined by the Mining Regulations of Zambia

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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