Senior Process Engineer - Aggeneys at Minopex

Description

• This position is responsible to render a comprehensive process engineering service on projects / investigations, and to manage the technical activities to identify opportunities and deliver technical solutions to ensure that the production process is safe, while maximising quality production and analysing and improving processing systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s Health and Safety responsibilities
• Responsible for the planning, controlling and co-ordination of process engineering activities, to ensure optimal utilisation of resources
• Evaluates process feasibility and economic studies and assists other disciplines as far as process design is concerned
• Coordinates with operations and maintenance personnel in order to ensure that plant performance is optimized with regard to throughput, recoveries and product quality
• Monitors, investigates and analyses plant performance to ensure continuous improvement and maximum operational efficiencies
• Conducts research and development with the aim to improve process efficiencies, methods, and deliver a quality product
• Provides process engineering and technical expertise on the plant
• Conducts process evaluations and develops process concepts
• Oversee the drafting of P&IDs and PFDs
• Helps with the technical adjudication of process plant equipment
• Understands technical issues and challenges, able to write proposals / scopes of work, process design criteria including PFD’s and P&IDs, scheduling and managing test work, analysing data, and compiling metallurgical reports

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Higher Diploma in Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 10 years’ hands on experience in process engineering, both from a design and from an operating perspective
• Experience maximising plant performance and reducing bottlenecks in the production process
• Research and Development experience
• Base metal processing experience will be an advantage
• Strong problem-solving skills
• English language proficiency
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management skills
• Computer literate in MS Office
• Valid driver’s licence code B, EB or C1

Closing Date 29 June 2023