METALLURGIST |  MINING CAREERS AT FQM, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4939 | Contract Type: On-going | Country: Zambia  Location: Solwezi   Category: Process

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Job description:

Overall Job Purpose:

• Provide technical support to plant operations by collection of plant data and measurements,
• Implementing and applying thought solutions to achieve and exceed plant KPI’s of safety, milling rate, throughput, recovery, concentrate grade, efficiency and costs

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to plant operations by providing daily strategy to ensure optimal plant performance.
• Collect data through control systems historians and sampling to make ad-hoc decisions.
• Coordinate routine tasks of conducting checks on key operating parameters with the process operations team.
• Coordinate plant and/or lab testwork aimed at optimizing the operation in terms of safety, cost and performance.
• Long term analysis and optimisation of flotation operating strategy.
• Ensure all safety incidents are addressed & reported promptly.
• Provide sound reporting on plant operations and improvement projects.
• Assess opportunities for improvement and drive their implementation.
• Work as intermediate between Process technical and Geology groups.
• Assist in Metallurgical study, development, testing and analyses of designs, processes or procedures.
• Ensuring business outcomes are achieved whilst maintaining alignment with FQM Trident Limited values & behaviors.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the data provided by the MSAs (online analyzers).
• Participate in shutdown tasks including Ball Mill inspections, flotation cell inspections, cyclone checks and sampler inspections.
• Analyze plant poor performance to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Assist in troubleshooting crushing, milling and services problems when required in the back shifts.
• To perform any other task as instructed by Senior Metallurgist Flotation

Job Specific Competencies:

• Strong understanding of complex metallurgical information, process improvement and control strategies.
• Good cognitive and analytical skills for identifying process shortfalls, bottlenecks and implementing metallurgical testing.
• Affinity to supervise technical research, direct and train metallurgical engineers and technicians.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to assemble data and provide clear and accurate operational performance reports in both an upward and downward direction.
• Familiarity in SCADA/PCS 7 and PI Process book is an added advantage.

Key Job Attributes:

• Good leadership and motivational skills, and get work done through others.
• Strong drive and personal sense of ownership and accountability.
• Ability to maintain self-discipline within a stressful environment.
• Be enthusiastic and pro-active in manner.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Qualifications & Experience:

• G12 Certificate
• Holder of a Tertiary qualification in Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related.
• A Degree in similar fields is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mineral processing plants, preferred as a metallurgist.
• Preferred copper and nickel sulphide flotation, large plant, modern and automated process exposure

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Deadline: 17 March 2022