Metallurgist at Orion Minerals

Minimum Qualifications

• Metallurgy or related degree equivalent at NQF level 7

Minimum Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience within mining metallurgical operations and engineering environment
• Experience in the design and operations of base metals processing concentrator plants
• Experience with feasibility studies
• Plant sampling systems and metallurgical accounting
• Focus of experience on crushing, ore sorting, milling, froth flotation, thickeners, filtration, metal accounting
• Advanced computer literacy

Responsibilities

• Scope test work programs for feasibility studies
• Coordinate test work programs at external partner and vendor laboratories.
• Interact with equipment vendors and EPC firms executing feasibility studies and projects.
• Complete trade-off studies on process alternatives or equipment to optimise process flow sheets.
• Assist with the installation and commissioning of processing equipment.
• Develop and implement metallurgical accounting systems and production reporting for operations
• Prepare and present technical reports to management and other stakeholders.
• Project planning, costing and implementation
• Assist with the development of operational budgets and costing
• Stakeholder management: liaise with management, operations, projects and external service providers.
• Performing and commissioning process modifications
• Technical process optimisation
• Review and participate in laboratory and/or pilot scale test work for process development.
• Evaluation of operating procedures
• Environmental trends analysis
• Changing technical parameters to minimise the effect of unexpected problems in liaison with line managers
• Workshop and communicate different solutions to problems with technical staff and management at mining operations
• Apply statistical methods to solve problems and design experiments.