FLOTATION METALLURGIST | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KANSANSHI, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR763 | Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-Going | Location: Solwezi | Categories: process

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Overall Job Purpose

• Provide technical support to shift metallurgist and 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 Responsibility

• Provide technical support to shift Metallurgist and plant operations.
• Collect data through control systems historians and sampling to make ad-hoc decisions.
• 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.
• Provide sound reporting on plant operations and improvement projects.
• Assess opportunities for improvement and drive their implementation.
• Work as intermediate between shift Metallurgist and Metallurgical lab.

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

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.

Experience required to perform in this job

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mineral processing plants, preferred as a metallurgist.
• Preferred copper sulphide flotation, large plant, and modern and automated process exposure.
• Holder of a diploma in Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering or related. A degree in similar fields is preferred.

Qualifications

• Holder of a diploma in Mineral Processing, Chemical Engineering or related.
• A degree in similar fields is preferred

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Deadline: 20 November, 2020