Metallurgist
Mineral Resources
- Osborne Park, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to the development and management of metallurgical testwork programs.
- Conduct analysis, interpretation and reporting of testwork results.
- Support the development of flowsheets, mass balances, process design criteria and other process deliverables based on testwork results and design information.
- Contribute to ensuring the alignment of key process deliverables with testwork.
- Review operating and technical data to identify any trends or non-compliance and ascertain opportunities to rectify problems or to implement processes improvement / optimisation.
- Assist in the development of project scopes and business cases for production optimisation projects.
- Validate reported metallurgical and operating data and prepare periodical management reports.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of quality assurance programmes and audits ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures and technical standards for the processing department.
- Engage with project services, engineering and other internal departments.
- Be able to provide technical input across a range of commodities and unit processes including comminution, screening, gravity separation, flotation and dewatering.
- Provide on-site support for projects on an as required basis, transferring to a site roster for periods of time when necessary.
- Tertiary qualification in metallurgical or process engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in metallurgical operations and/or metallurgical testwork laboratories.
- Experience conducting and managing metallurgical testwork programs.
- High level of software skills, particularly MS Excel and MS Word.
- Strong data analysis and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure and prioritise workloads to meet targets.
- Capability to work autonomously and collaboratively, with a positive and proactive attitude.
- Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
- Analytical with an eye for detail.
- Competitive salary.
- Annual bonus.
- Access to "MyShare" MinRes Share Plan.
- Employee discounts and offers.
- Physical and mental health programs.
- Salary packaging.